Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-258)
Contents:
Informal autonomy in federations -- Three eras of Russian federalism -- The Yeltsin era: Quantifying informal decentralization -- The Yeltsin era: Consequences of informal decentralization -- The Putin era: Quantifying informal decentralization -- The Putin era: Consequences of informal decentralization -- Appointed governors and persistence of informality -- Conclusion and outlook -- Appendix: A1. Index of constitutional decentralization : regional constitutions -- A2. Index of constitutional decentralization : power-sharing treaties -- A3. Share of acts contradicting federal laws -- A4. Econometric analysis.
Summary:
"The book is the first to provide a systematic overview of the interplay of formal and informal institutions as elements of the Russian federalism from the early 1990s to the mid-2010s. It discusses the crucial role of informal power structures and practices in the relations between the center and the regions in Russia, which survived the centralization policy of the Putin government. Using econometric large-N analysis and a set of novel quantitative indicators, the book shows that persistence of informal autonomy in Russia has mostly harmful consequences for the political development of the regions, contributing to the consolidation and strengthening of sub-national autocracies"--Provided by publisher.
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