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03236aam a2200433 a 4500 001 DFC5BA507ACA11E0ACCC1D996AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110510010050 008 100831s2011 nyuab b 001 0deng 010 $a 2010037099 020 $a 0521760887 (hardback : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780521760881 (hardback : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)664114923 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d BWX $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ru--- 050 00 $a DK510.766.P87 $b T39 2011 050 00 $a DK510.766.P87 $b T39 2011 100 1 $a Taylor, Brian D., $d 1964- 245 1 $a State building in Putin's Russia : $b policing and coercion after communism / $c Brian D. Taylor. 260 $a New York : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2011. 300 $a xvii, 373 p. : $b ill., maps ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 2 $a "Building a strong Russian state was the central goal of Vladimir Putin's presidency. 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"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, $d 1952- $x Political and social views. 600 10 $a Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, $d 1931-2007 $x Influence. 651 0 $a Russia (Federation) $x Politics and government $y 1991- 650 0 $a Post-communism $z Russia (Federation) $x History. 650 0 $a Power (Social sciences) $z Russia (Federation) $x History. 650 0 $a Federal government $z Russia (Federation) $x History. 650 0 $a Police power $z Russia (Federation) $x History. 650 0 $a Duress (Law) $z Russia (Federation) $x History. 650 0 $a State, The $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a State, The $x History $y 21st century. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825083125.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20110510010519.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DFC5BA507ACA11E0ACCC1D996AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search