Can Russia modernisé : sistema, power networks and informal governance /

Main Author: Ledeneva, Alena V., 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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