The New Autocracy: Information, Politics, and Policy in Putin's Russia

Read ! The New Autocracy: Information, Politics, and Policy in Putins Russia PDF by * Brookings Institution Press eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The New Autocracy: Information, Politics, and Policy in Putins Russia Corruption is prevalent at all levels of government and business, but Russias leaders pursue broader and more complex goals than one would expect in a typical kleptocracy, such as those in many developing countries. But Western assumptions about Russia, and in particular about political decision-making in Russia, tend to be out of date or just plain wrong.Under the leadership of Vladimir Putin since 2000, Russia is neither a somewhat reduced version of the Soviet Union nor a classic police stat

Author	:	Brookings Institution Press
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Asin	:	B06XNXG12Z
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Number of Pages	:	121 Pages
Publish Date	:	0000-00-00
Language	:	English

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Corruption is prevalent at all levels of government and business, but Russia's leaders pursue broader and more complex goals than one would expect in a typical kleptocracy, such as those in many developing countries. But Western assumptions about Russia, and in particular about political decision-making in Russia, tend to be out of date or just plain wrong.Under the leadership of Vladimir Putin since 2000, Russia is neither a somewhat reduced version of the Soviet Union nor a classic police state. The authors argue that Putin has created an “info. Corruption, fake news, and the "informational autocracy" sustaining Putin in powerAfter fading into the background for many years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia sudden