Fish, M. Steven. <br/><br/>
Democracy derailed in Russia  the failure of open politics /  [Book :] 
M. Steven Fish. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York, NY :  Cambridge University Press,  c2005. 
 - xviii, 313 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Cambridge studies in comparative politics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-302) and index. 
<br/><br/> "In this book, M. Steven Fish offers an explanation for the direction of regime change in post-Soviet Russia. Relying on cross-national comparative analysis and in-depth field research in Russia, Fish shows that Russia's failure to democratize has three causes: too much economic reliance on oil, too little economic liberalization, and too weak a national legislature.  Fish's explanation challenges others that have attributed Russia's political travails to history, political culture, or "shock therapy" in economic policy. Democracy Derailed in Russia offers a theoretically original and empirically rigorous explanation for one of the most pressing political problems of our time."--Book jacket. 
<br/><br/> All Ages. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521853613 (hardback) 0521618967 (pbk.) 0521618967 (Paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004029359 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Russia (Federation).
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-<br/>Russia (Federation)--Economic policy--1991-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN6695 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.947 22 320.947