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ONLINE

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013

1 online resource (xv, 314 p.) : ill

ISBN 9781107306004 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9780521110822 (hardback)

ISBN 9780521125635 (paperback)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- 1. What is sistema? -- 2. Putin’s sistema : svoi on the top -- 3. The inner workings of sistema : from blat to otkat -- 4. Sistema’s material culture : from vertushka to vertu -- 5. "Telephone justice" in the global age : from commands to signals -- 6. "Werewolves in epaulets" : from doublethink to doubledeed -- 7. From dealership to leadership : sistema and informal governance -- Conclusion.

"In this original, bottom-up account of the evolution of contemporary Russia, Alena Ledeneva seeks to reveal and decode how informal power operates. Concentrating on Vladimir Putin’s system of governance - referred to as sistema - she identifies four key types of networks: his inner circle, useful friends, core contacts and more diffuse ties and connections. These networks serve sistema but also serve themselves. Reliance on networks enables leaders to mobilise and to control, yet they also lock politicians, bureaucrats and businesses into informal deals, mediated interests and personalised loyalty. This is the ’modernisation trap of informality’: one cannot use the potential of informal networks without triggering their negative long-term consequences for institutional development. Ledeneva’s perspective on informal power is based on in-depth interviews with sistema insiders and enhanced by evidence of its workings brought to light in court cases, enabling her to draw broad conclusions about the prospects for Russia’s political institutions"-- Provided by publisher..

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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