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  • Reexamining Economic and Political Reforms in Russia, 1985–2000

    Generations, Ideas, and Changes

    Reexamining Economic and Political Reforms in Russia, 1985–2000: Generations, Ideas, and Changes analyzes the impact of generational changes and ideational changes on major political and economic reforms conducted in Russia during the late twentieth century.This book examines how the policy agenda was shaped by the ideas of the generations’ representatives for the “sixtiers” and “seventiers.” ... Read more

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  • Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia

    Oil, Gas, and Modernization

    By the end of the 2000s, the term "resource curse" had become so widespread that it had turned into a kind of magic keyword, not only in the scholarly language of the social sciences, but also in the discourse of politicians, commentators and analysts all over the world--like the term "modernization" in the early 1960s or "transition" in the early 1990s. In fact, the aggravation of many problems ... Read more

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  • The Russian Path

    Ideas, Interests, Institutions, Illusions

    Series Book 219 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
    The politico-economic reforms launched during the late twentieth century in post-Soviet Russia have led to contradictory and ambiguous results. The new economic environment and mode of governance that emerged have been subjected to serious criticism. What were the causes of these developments? Were they unavoidable for Russia due to specific factors grounded in the country’s previous experiences? ... Read more

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