Ledeneva, AV;
(2012)
Chronies, economic crime and capitalism in Putin's sistema.
International Affairs
, 88
(1)
pp. 149-157.
10.1111/j.1468-2346.2012.01062.x.
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Abstract
The books included in this review article are essential for the understanding of what I call Putin's sistema—the governance model that originated in the Soviet system but has transformed and adapted to global change. Each book tackles, from a different angle, the issues of Russia's transition and suggests ways to describe its political consequences. The books all attempt to identify some underlying logic or organizing force in a Russian society that has emerged through weak institutions. Although I join the authors in their criticisms of the ‘transition paradigm’ and its ‘opening-breakthrough-consolidation of democracy’ formula, transformations of the Soviet sistema seem to resonate with the ‘opening-breakthrough-consolidation of capitalism’. Perestroika can be seen as an ‘opening’ in shaking the foundations of sistema; Yeltsin's era as a ‘breakthrough’; and Putin's regime as the ‘consolidation’ of capitalism but with its distinct characteristics.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Chronies, economic crime and capitalism in Putin's sistema |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1468-2346.2012.01062.x |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2346.2012.01062.x |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > SSEES |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1346414 |
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