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Can Russia Modernise?

Paperback • 2013 • English

Can Russia Modernise?

By Alena V. Ledeneva

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About the book

In this original, bottom-up account of the evolution of contemporary Russia, Alena Ledeneva seeks to reveal how informal power operates. Concentrating on Vladimir Putin's system of governance - referred to as sistema - she identifies four key types of networks: his inner circle, useful friends, core contacts and more diffuse ties and connections. These networks serve sistema but also serve themselves. Reliance on networks enables leaders to mobilise and to control, yet they also lock politicians...Show more

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9780521125635

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Can Russia Modernise?

Format

Paperback

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