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- Book Title
- Local Heroes
- Publication Name
- Local Heroes : the Political Economy of Russian Regional Governance
- Title
- Local Heroes
- Subtitle
- The Political Economy of Russian Regional Governance
- ISBN-10
- 0691092818
- EAN
- 9780691092812
- ISBN
- 9780691092812
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2002
- Release Date
- 05/05/2002
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Item Weight
- 14 Oz
- Genre
- Business & Finance
- Topic
- Law & Politics
- Subject Area
- Political Science
- Subject
- Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Public Affairs & Administration, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Public Policy / Regional Planning
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
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Analyzes the reconstitution of the Russian polity. This book looks at Russia's democratic transition at the local level. It explains why some of the political institutions in the Russian provinces weathered the monumental changes of the early 1990s better than others.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691092818
ISBN-13
9780691092812
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2239336
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Local Heroes : the Political Economy of Russian Regional Governance
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Public Affairs & Administration, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Public Policy / Regional Planning
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Reviews
"An important contribution to an understanding of the transition away from Soviet rule in Russia . . . and to theories of elite politics and governmental performance. . . . [It] will stimulate readers from a wide range of backgrounds."-- William M. Reisinger, American Political Science Review, " Local Heroes . . . makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of . . . four Russian regions. It is an important book for scholars of Russia and also offers many insights to scholars of other countries as well." --Sue Davis, Russian Review, An important contribution to an understanding of the transition away from Soviet rule in Russia . . . and to theories of elite politics and governmental performance. . . . [It] will stimulate readers from a wide range of backgrounds., Local Heroes . . . makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of . . . four Russian regions. It is an important book for scholars of Russia and also offers many insights to scholars of other countries as well. -- Sue Davis, Russian Review, Local Heroes. . . makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of . . . four Russian regions. It is an important book for scholars of Russia and also offers many insights to scholars of other countries as well., " Local Heroes . . . makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of . . . four Russian regions. It is an important book for scholars of Russia and also offers many insights to scholars of other countries as well."-- Sue Davis, Russian Review, "An important contribution to an understanding of the transition away from Soviet rule in Russia . . . and to theories of elite politics and governmental performance. . . . [It] will stimulate readers from a wide range of backgrounds." --William M. Reisinger, American Political Science Review, Local Heroes. . . makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of . . . four Russian regions. It is an important book for scholars of Russia and also offers many insights to scholars of other countries as well. -- Sue Davis, Russian Review, Local Heroes . . . makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of . . . four Russian regions. It is an important book for scholars of Russia and also offers many insights to scholars of other countries as well., An important contribution to an understanding of the transition away from Soviet rule in Russia . . . and to theories of elite politics and governmental performance. . . . [It] will stimulate readers from a wide range of backgrounds. -- William M. Reisinger, American Political Science Review
Table of Content
List of Tables and Figures Preface Note on Transliteration Ch. 1 Introduction 3 Ch. 2 The Political Economy of Government Performance 27 Ch. 3 Decentralization and Democratization: The Development of Regional Government Institutions 56 Ch. 4 Who Governs Russia Well? Measuring Institutional Performance 90 Ch. 5 Testing Theories of Performance Variation: Economic, Social-Structural, and Cultural Hypotheses 131 Ch. 6 The Political Economy of Government Performance: Testing the Theory 164 Ch. 7 Democracy and the Market at Risk? 192 App. A Regional Government Structures 205 App. B Cross-Tabulations of Constituent Satisfaction with Regional Government by Urban and Rural Dwellers and by Levels of Education 208 Bibliography 221 Index 235
Copyright Date
1997
Dewey Decimal
351.47
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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