Change in Putin's Russia : power, money and people / Simon Pirani.

Simon Pirani investigates the interaction of power, money and people in Russia during the presidencies of Vladimir Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev. Profiling the Putin team, including contingents from the security services and pro-market economic "reformers," Pirani argues that the...

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Main Author: Pirani, Simon, 1957- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : Pluto Press, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Putin's Russia in deep focus
  • 1. From Gorbachev to Yeltsin
  • 2. From Yeltsin to Putin
  • 3. Power and money : the economic foundations
  • 4. Power and money : the state, oligarchs and oil
  • 5. Power and money : from oil boom to bust
  • 6. Power and people : how Russia is ruled
  • 7. People and money : human development dilemmas
  • 8. People : parties, unions and NGOs
  • 9. People : grassroots movements
  • Conclusions.