State Building in Putin's Russia: Policing and Coercion After Communism

by Brian D. Taylor

Book Overview

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,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107618045
• ISBN13: 9781107618046
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"