Economic autonomy and democracy : hybrid regimes in Russia and Kyrgyzstan / Kelly M. McMann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMann, Kelly M., 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Russia (Federation).

Democracy.

Democracy--Kyrgyzstan.

Political participation--Russia (Federation).

Political participation.

Political participation--Kyrgyzstan.

Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.

Russia (Federation).

Kyrgyzstan--Politics and government--1991-.

Kyrgyzstan.

Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--1991-.

Kyrgyzstan--Economic conditions--1991-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Economic Autonomy & Democracy

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do individuals decide to exercise their democratic rights? This book argues that they first assess their economic autonomy, meaning their ability to make a living independent of government authorities. Before individuals consider whether their resources and organizational abilities are adequate to act on their interests, they calculate the risk of political activism to their livelihood. This is particularly evident in regions of the world where states monopolize the economy and thus can readily harass activists at their workplaces. Economic autonomy links capitalism and democracy through individuals' calculations about activism. Accounts of activists' decisions about establishing independent media, leading political organizations, and running for office and descriptions of government harassment in Russia and Kyrgyzstan, along with examples from most regions of the world, illustrate these arguments. Economic autonomy and the interaction among democratic rights help explain the global proliferation of hybrid regimes, governments that display both democratic and authoritarian characteristics.

Contents:

Capitalism, democracy, and economic autonomy

The concept of economic autonomy

Measurement of democracy

Activism under the state's thumb

Illustrations of economic autonomy

Hybrid regimes.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-249) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16680-2

1-280-48042-4

0-511-22052-9

0-511-22129-0

0-511-21932-6

0-511-31631-3

0-511-51028-4

0-511-22000-6

OCLC:

228144518

Publisher Number:

9780521857611