This is an assessment of the role of presidency in Russia's difficult transition from communist rule. It analyzes the establishment and functioning of the Russian presidency as an institution and in relation to other institutions of state - government, parliament, courts and regional authorities.



Autorentext

Eugene Huskey



Zusammenfassung
This is the first major assessment of the role of the presidency in Russia's difficult transition form communist rule. Huskey analyzes the establishment and functioning of the Russian presidency as an institution and in relation to the other leading institutions of state: the government, parliament, courts, and regional authorities. Although this is not a biography of the first president, Boris Yeltsin, his allies and his rivals loom large in the study of a critical phase in the creation of a new Russian political system.

Inhalt

List of Tables, Figures, and Maps, Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. The Making of the Russian Presidency, 3. The Institutional Presidency, 4. President and Prime Minister, 5. The Politics of the Dual Executive: Policy Making on War and Peace, Finance, and Legal Affairs, 6. The Presidency and Parliament, 7. The Presidency and the Provinces, 8. Conclusion, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index, About the Author

Titel
Presidential Power in Russia
EAN
9781315482194
ISBN
978-1-315-48219-4
Format
E-Book (epub)
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
16.09.2016
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
4.2 MB
Anzahl Seiten
250
Jahr
2016
Untertitel
Englisch