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Politics under the influence : vodka and public policy in Putin's Russia / Anna L. Bailey.

LIBRA HV5513 .B35 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bailey, Anna L., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Alcoholism--Government policy--Russia (Federation).
Alcoholism.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Political aspects--Russia (Federation).
Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
Alcoholic beverage industry--Government policy--Russia (Federation).
Alcoholic beverage industry.
Vodka industry--Government policy--Russia (Federation).
Vodka industry.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Government policy.
Alcoholic beverage industry--Government policy.
Alcoholism--Government policy.
Russia (Federation)--Social conditions--21st century.
Russia (Federation).
Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--21st century.
Physical Description:
ix, 247 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Summary:
"The first English-language book on Russian alcohol policy in the post-Soviet period; a study of the realities of contemporary Russian policymaking, governance, and cronyism"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Feeding the state : vodka from tsarism to communism
Soviet policy doublethink
The parasites feed : state capture under Yeltsin
Regaining state control under Putin
The judo gang : informal networks and perceptions of power
An all-powerful regulator
Beer : the new pretender on the Russian alcohol market
The brewers' nemesis in the Duma
Vodka is our enemy, but who said we're afraid of enemies
From illegality to demography : alcohol policy paradigms
The new anti-alcohol network
Medvedev and the anti-alcohol initiative
Alcohol policy as battleground : the 2011 alcohol law
The campaign is over, but the battle continues.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Bailey, Anna L. Politics under the influence.
ISBN:
9781501724374
1501724371
9781501724404
1501724401
OCLC:
1008767621

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