State building in Putin's Russia : policing and coercion after communism / Brian D. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Brian D., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952---Political and social views.

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, 1931-2007--Influence.

Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich.

Post-communism--Russia (Federation)--History.

Post-communism.

Power (Social sciences)--Russia (Federation)--History.

Power (Social sciences).

Federal government--Russia (Federation)--History.

Federal government.

Police power--Russia (Federation)--History.

Police power.

Duress (Law)--Russia (Federation)--History.

Duress (Law).

State, The--History--20th century.

State, The.

State, The--History--21st century.

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

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 373 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book argues that Putin's strategy for rebuilding the state was fundamentally flawed. Taylor demonstrates that a disregard for the way state officials behave toward citizens - state quality - had a negative impact on what the state could do - state capacity. Focusing on those organizations that control state coercion, what Russians call the 'power ministries', Taylor shows that many of the weaknesses of the Russian state that existed under Boris Yeltsin persisted under Putin. Drawing on extensive field research and interviews, as well as a wide range of comparative data, the book reveals the practices and norms that guide the behavior of Russian power ministry officials (the so-called siloviki), especially law enforcement personnel. By examining siloviki behavior from the Kremlin down to the street level, State Building in Putin's Russia uncovers the who, where and how of Russian state building after communism.

Contents:

Bringing the gun back in : coercion and the state

The power ministries and the siloviki

Coercion and capacity : political order and the central state

Coercion and capacity : centralization and federalism

Coercion and quality : power ministry practices and personnel

Coercion and quality : the state and society

Coercion in the North Caucasus

State capacity and quality reconsidered

Appendix A: Publication abbreviations

Appendix B: Interview index.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-01240-1

1-107-21657-5

1-283-01727-X

9786613017277

1-139-00959-1

1-139-00907-9

1-139-01012-3

1-139-00797-1

1-139-00686-X

0-511-97414-0

OCLC:

707068439