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"Fully revised and updated to reflect the considerable changes in Russia over the last decade, the fifth edition of this classic text builds on the strengths of previous editions to provide a comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of Russian politics and society. The new edition incorporates the latest debates about Russian politics, analysing recent institutional and political developments, and examines the electoral cycle and prospects of the president elected at the end of the process. New to this edition: An evaluation of Putin's leadership and the country's political performance under him; Updated election results and demographic, social, ethnic/national statistics to include results of the 2010 census; Changes in the party system, to electoral legislation and to the composition of parliament as well as the relationship between the executive and legislature; Coverage of the constitutional changes and governmental appointments under the various prime ministers; More analysis of economic performance including discussion of the energy sector and pipeline politics; Changes in Russian foreign policy since EU enlargement, its relationship with NATO since the 'reset', as well as its relations with post-Soviet states; Assessment of the military reforms and security and defence policy; Debates over the question of democracy in Russia today, the nature of the system, and its future prospects. Written in an accessible and lively style, this book is packed with detailed information on the central debates and issues in Russia's difficult transformation. An unrivalled textbook on the subject it is essential reading for all those concerned with the fate of Russia, and with the future of international society"--

Post-communism - Russia (Federation) --- Post-communism - Former Soviet republics --- Russia (Federation) - Politics and government - 1991 --- -Former Soviet republics - Politics and government --- Post-communism --- Russia (Federation) --- Former Soviet republics

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This book considers aspects of transformation of former state socialist countries: social and economic outcomes; forces in the transformation process; problems of consolidation of the new regimes;and other scenarios. It also looks at alternative types of society that might replace state socialism, particularly state capitalism and market socialism.

Post-communism --- Postcommunisme --- Europe, Eastern --- Former Soviet republics --- Europe de l'Est --- Ex-URSS --- Economic conditions --- Economic conditions. --- Conditions économiques --- Europe, Eastern - Economic conditions - 1989-. --- Former Soviet republics - Economic conditions. --- Post-communism - Europe, Eastern. --- Post-communism - Former Soviet republics. --- Post-communism. --- Economic History --- Business & Economics --- Economic Theory --- Conditions économiques

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Anders Aslund is known to make bold predictions that initially arouse controversy but soon become common wisdom. In Gorbachev's Struggle for Economic Reform (1989), he foresaw the collapse of the Soviet political and economic system. After Russia's financial crisis of 1998, observers declared the market economic experiment a failure, Aslund foresaw market economic success (Building Capitalism, 2002). In How Capitalism Was Built, 2nd Edition, he asks - and answers for the twenty-one countries he investigates: • Why did communism collapse? • Why did Russia not choose gradual reforms like China did? • Wherein lies the relative success of postcommunist transformation? • How did the oligarchs arise and decline vis-à-vis authoritarian leaders? Anyone who wants to understand the often confusing postcommunist dramas and obtain an early insight into the future will find this intellectually stimulating book useful. This edition includes updates to each chapter and new chapters on the impact of the global financial crisis and the European Union.

Business, Economy and Management --- Economics --- Post-communism --- Capitalism --- Former Soviet republics --- Europe, Eastern --- Economic conditions. --- Market economy --- Profit --- Capital --- Capitalisme --- Post-communism - Former Soviet republics --- Post-communism - Europe, Eastern --- Capitalism - Former Soviet republics --- Capitalism - Europe, Eastern --- Europe Centrale --- Europe de l'Est --- Russie --- Asie --- Former Soviet republics - Economic conditions --- Europe, Eastern - Economic conditions

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This book discusses how the plurality of legal norms operating in the European Union can be balanced to produce a functioning, sustainable and legitimate legal system. It provides an extensive database of 2004 -2009 national judgments of national courts in Latvia and Estonia, and offers an extensive comparative review of the jurisprudence of constitutional and supreme courts, as well as providing insight into the jurisprudence of ordinary national courts. An appealing volume for legal scholars and political scientists studying courts and jurisprudence.

European law --- International law --- Administrative law --- Criminal law. Criminal procedure --- Latvia --- Estonia --- Judicial process --- International and municipal law --- Jurisprudence --- European Union --- International and municipal law -- Baltic States. --- Judicial process. --- Law -- Baltic countries. --- Law -- Estonia. --- Law -- European Union countries. --- Law -- Interpretation and construction. --- Law -- Latvia. --- Post-communism -- Former Soviet republics. --- Law --- Post-communism --- Law - Non-U.S. --- Law, Politics & Government --- Law - Europe, except U.K. --- Interpretation and construction

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Politics --- Russian Federation --- Post-communism --- Postcommunisme --- Russia (Federation) --- Former Soviet republics --- Russie --- Ex-URSS --- Politics and government --- Politics and government. --- Politique et gouvernement --- -Post-communism --- -Postcommunism --- World politics --- Communism --- -Former Soviet republics --- -CIS countries --- Commonwealth of Independent States countries --- Ex-Soviet republics --- Ex-Soviet states --- Former Soviet states --- New Independent States (Former Soviet republics) --- Newly Independent States (Former Soviet republics) --- NIS (Former Soviet republics) --- -Politics and government --- -Russia (Federation) --- Russia --- Post-communism - Russia (Federation) --- Post-communism - Former Soviet republics --- Russia (Federation) - Politics and government - 1991 --- -Former Soviet republics - Politics and government