Search Results - Authoritarianism

Collapse of an empire lessons for modern Russia / by Gaĭdar, E. T. (Egor Timurovich)

Table of Contents: “…The grandeur and the fall of empires -- Modern economic growth and the era of empires -- Crisis and the dismantling of overseas empires -- Problems of dissolving territorially integrated empires -- The yugoslav tragedy -- Authoritarian regimes: the causes of instability -- Challenges in the early stages of modern economic growth and authoritarianism -- The instability of authoritarian regimes -- Mechanics of the collapse of authoritarianism -- The oil curse -- The Spanish prologue -- Resource wealth and economic development -- Specifics of the oil market -- Regulating the oil market in the twentieth century -- Challenges related to price fluctuations of commodities: Mexico and Venezuela -- In search of a way out: a response to the dangers of unstable commodity pricing -- Cracks in the foundation: the Soviet Union in the early 1980s -- Growing problems and bad decisions -- Food supply problems -- Food shortages-a strategic challenge -- The USSR as the largest importer of food -- Oil in Western Siberia: the illusion of salvation -- A drop in oil prices: the final blow -- The collapse of the USSR: the unexpected becomes the rule -- The political economy of external shocks -- Deteriorating conditions for foreign trade: political alternatives -- The ussr and the drop in oil prices: the essence of the choice -- A series of mistakes -- Mounting problems in the soviet economy -- The hard currency crisis -- Economic and political liberalization against the background of the hard currency and financial problems -- Development of the crisis of the socialist system -- Political credits -- The price of compromise -- The crisis of the empire and the nationality question -- Loss of control over the economic and political situation -- The currency crisis -- From crisis to catastrophe -- "Extraordinary efforts" instead of reforms -- On the brink of default -- On the path to state bankruptcy -- The grain problem -- Prices skyrocket -- Money and the fate of the empire -- The fall -- The political economy of the failed coup -- Political death throes -- Political disintegration: economic consequences -- A civilized divorce.…”
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Uzbekistan transition to authoritarianism on the Silk Road / by Melvin, Neil

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The political economy of human rights in Armenia authoritarianism and democracy in a former Soviet republic / by Payaslian, Simon

“…Authoritarianism and democracy in a former Soviet republic…”
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Political consequences of crony capitalism inside Russia by Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz

Table of Contents: “…Postcommunist crony capitalism : its nature and origins -- Fragmented cronyism : the case of Nizhnii Novgorod -- Centralized cronyism : the case of Tatarstan -- Regional lessons of electoral competition -- Corruption and democracy under Yeltsin and Putin -- Postcommunist cronyism and the choice between authoritarianism and democracy.…”
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Understanding Ukrainian politics power, politics, and institutional design / by D'Anieri, Paul J., 1965-

Table of Contents: “…-- Parliamentary rules and party development -- How power politics trumps institutional design -- Ukraine in comparative perspective : electoral authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union and beyond -- Beyond the Orange Revolution : an agenda for further reform.…”
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One Zambia, many histories towards a history of post-colonial Zambia /

Table of Contents: “…Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, UNIP and the roots of authoritarianism in nationalist Zambia / Giacomo Macola -- Rebellion or massacre? …”
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