Autocracy and Health Governance in Russia

by Vlad Kravtsov

The book is the first attempt to investigate how and to what extent authoritarian (personalistic) regimes fail to provide fundamental goods and services. For two decades, Russian authorities spent much effort and money to improve health administration, but most success stories are borderline fake. The failure is by design; because personalistic regimes rely on personalized exchanges and bargains instead of impersonal rules and permanent organizations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031057910
• ISBN13: 9783031057915
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"