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Local Heroes: The Political Economy of Russian Regional Governance
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
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Description for Local Heroes: The Political Economy of Russian Regional Governance
Paperback. Analyzes the reconstitution of the Russian polity. This book looks at Russia's democratic transition at the local level. It explains why some of the political institutions in the Russian provinces weathered the monumental changes of the early 1990s better than others. Num Pages: 264 pages, 47 tables, 1 map, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPR; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
In Local Heroes, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss analyzes a crucial aspect of one of the great dramas of modern times--the reconstitution of the Russian polity and economy after more than seventy years of communist rule. This is the first book to look comprehensively and systematically at Russia's democratic transition at the local level. Its goal is to explain why some of the new political institutions in the Russian provinces weathered the monumental changes of the early 1990s better than others. Using newly available economic, political, and sociological data to test various theories of democratization and institutional performance, Stoner-Weiss finds that traditional theories ... Read more
In Local Heroes, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss analyzes a crucial aspect of one of the great dramas of modern times--the reconstitution of the Russian polity and economy after more than seventy years of communist rule. This is the first book to look comprehensively and systematically at Russia's democratic transition at the local level. Its goal is to explain why some of the new political institutions in the Russian provinces weathered the monumental changes of the early 1990s better than others. Using newly available economic, political, and sociological data to test various theories of democratization and institutional performance, Stoner-Weiss finds that traditional theories ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691092812
SKU
V9780691092812
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About Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Reviews for Local Heroes: The Political Economy of Russian Regional Governance
"An important contribution to an understanding of the transition away from Soviet rule in Russia ... and to theories of elite politics and governmental performance... [It] will stimulate readers from a wide range of backgrounds."
William M. Reisinger, American Political Science Review "An excellent study... Interesting and provocative."
Choice "Local Heroes ... makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of ... ... Read more
William M. Reisinger, American Political Science Review "An excellent study... Interesting and provocative."
Choice "Local Heroes ... makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of ... ... Read more