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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pirani, Simon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Russia (Federation).

Economic development.

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

Russia (Federation).

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 economic growth it presided over during the oil boom was one-sided. The gap between rich and poor widened. Now the boom is over, inequalities will multiply further. As well as explaining Russia's economic trajectory, the book provides a unique account of the social movements that are working against an increasingly authoritarian government to change Russia for the better.This is the perfect introduction for undergraduates approaching Russia for the first time and those who wish to know how Russia will change during the economic crisis.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of photographs, figures and tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Putin's Russia in deep focus

1. From Gorbachev to Yeltsin

Soviet and post-Soviet elites (1986-91)

Yeltsin's Russia and the world (1992-95)

2. From Yeltsin to Putin

The weak state and the oligarchs (1995-96)

Society Shattered

Yeltsin's second term and the financial crash (1996-99)

3. Power and Money: The Economic Foundations

How the Economy Changed

The shifting balance of oil power

Russia and the resource curse

4. Power and Money: The Economic Foundations

Enter the men from the KGB (1999-2002)

The state taekse charge of oil and gas (2002-07)

The energy weapon

5. Power and Money: From Oil Boom to Bust

The oil boom (2002-07)

The world crisis takes its toll (2007 -09)

6 Power and People: How Russia is Ruled

The war that made Putin

'Managed Democracty' and its limits

7. People and Money: Human Development Dilemmas

The demographic and health crisis

The widening gap between rich and poor

Social policy under Putin

8. People: Parties, Unions and NGOs

The political opposition

Movements for human rights and the environment, and other NGOs

What about the workers?

9. People: Parties, Unions and NGOs

The welfare benefits revolt

Housing rights action

An array of causes

Conclusions

Notes

Glossary of Russaian words and abbreviations

Chronology

Further reading

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849643696

1849643695

OCLC:

923330872