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Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies

Routledge, 2017.
Under the general editorship: V. Gel'man
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Choosing between Bureaucracy and the Reformers: The Russian Pension Reform of 2001 as a Compromise Squared
Dekalchuk A. A., , in: Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies.: Routledge, 2017. Ch. 10 P. 167–182.
This chapter seeks to provide a detailed account of the policy process that led to the adoption of the pension reform in Russia in 2001. Focusing on the major actors involved in the elaboration of the reform concept and their preferences, I show that the 2001 Russian pension reform appeared to be a compromise squared ...
Added: September 25, 2015
Labour Reform in Putin's Russia: Could Modernization be Democratic?
Grigoriev I., , in: Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies.: Routledge, 2017. Ch. 11.
Could Russia modernise without becoming an autocracy? More specifically, were the institutions existent in the early 2000s (and not yet twisted towards autocracy, a development that occurred somewhat later) fit for modernisation? Were the political and economic actors active at the time ready for reforms? The question is relevant, given that Russia was not an ...
Added: September 30, 2015
Labor reform in Putin’s Russia: Could modernization be democratic?
Ivan S. Grigoriev, , in: Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies.: Routledge, 2017. Ch. 11 P. 183–199.
The drive for “authoritarian modernization” provides incentives for the government to bypass democratic institutions and circumvent public discussions, similarly to what happened in education reform in the 2000s; or, alternatively, the government would go for a partial policy compromise, which may have satisfied major interest groups at the expense of policy efficiency, similarly to the ...
Added: February 23, 2017
Authoritarianism and institutional decay in Russia: disruption of property rights and the rule of law
Zaostrovtsev A. P., , in: Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies.: Routledge, 2017. P. 73–94.
Chapter presents a balance sheet of the effects of Russia's trajectory on the state property rights and the rule of law in light of international comparisons. It draws certain parallels between Russia and its post-Soviet neighbors, as well as authoritarian states of the Middle East, and reaches rather gloomy conclusions. There are copious evidence for ...
Added: February 23, 2017
How Does the Government Implement Unpopular Reforms? Evidence from Education Policy in Russia
Starodubtsev A., , in: Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies.: Routledge, 2017. P. 148–165.
Added: April 26, 2017
Priority areas: state and public administration
Language: English
Keywords: authoritarian modernization
Publication based on the results of:
Политические факторы реализации модернизационных программ: случай Стратегии социально-экономического развития Российской Федерации на период до 2010 года (2012)
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