The political economy of Putin's Russia / Pekka Sutela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutela, Pekka.

Series:

Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-.

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Infrastructure (Economics)--Russia (Federation)--History.

Infrastructure (Economics).

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

Russia (Federation).

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

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book constitutes an up-to-date treatment of Russia's economic development and economic policies since 2000, when Vladimir Putin became the President of Russia. After the slow decline and sudden collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia embarked upon a multi-faceted change. This included transition from central management to a market economy, from one-party rule to democracy, from multi-national empire to nation state, and from relative autarchy to opening up to the European and global communities. This book concentrates on economic change, exploring how in spite of steep production decline,

Contents:

Cover; The Political Economy of Putin's Russia; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction: burden of the past; 1.1 The Soviet inheritance; 1.2 Russian transition; 1.3 What did V.V. Putin think?; 1.4 The burden of the past and Putin's years; 2. The Putin regime; 2.1 A soft kind of authoritarianism; 2.2 The Gref program and aftermath; 2.3 What kind of economy emerged?; 3. Economic growth; 3.1 How do economies grow?; 3.2 Russia: catching up or innovation; 3.3 The Russian growth pattern, 2000-07; 3.4 Approximating structural change; 4. Energy; 4.1 Not of oil and gas alone

6.4 Income distribution6.5 Happiness; 7. Epilogue: Russia's response to the 2008 crisis; 7.1 Was Russia prepared for the crisis?; 7.2 What was Russia's reaction to the crisis?; 7.3 A look into the future; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [232]-252) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-45836-5

9786613458360

1-136-33802-0

0-203-12326-3

9780203123263

OCLC:

798530550