Federalism And Regional Policy In Contemporary Russia

Author : Andrey Starodubtsev
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317136149

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Federalism and Regional Policy in Contemporary Russia by Andrey Starodubtsev Pdf

How do Russian leaders balance the need to decentralize governance in a socially and politically complex country with the need to guarantee political control of the state? Since the early 2000s Russian federal authorities have arranged a system of political control on regional elites and their leaders, providing a "police control" of special bodies subordinated by the federal center on policy implementation in the regions. Different mechanisms of fiscal federalism and investment policy have been used to ensure regional elites’ loyalty and a politically centralized but administratively decentralized system has been created. Asking clear, direct, and theoretically informed questions about the relationship between federalism, decentralization and authoritarianism, this book explores the political survival of authoritarian leaders, the determinants of policy formulation, and theories of federalism and decentralization, to reach a new understanding of territorial governance in contemporary Russia. As such, it is an important work for students and researchers in Russian studies and regional and federal studies.

Author : Cameron Ross,Adrian Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134075560

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Federalism and Local Politics in Russia by Cameron Ross,Adrian Campbell Pdf

This book examines federalism and regional and local politics in Russia. Many commentators have alluded to the unique nature of Russia's dual transition and its difficult task of simultaneously reforming its economy and polity. But there is in fact a third transition under way in Russia that is of no less importance, the need to reconfigure central-local relations and to create a stable and viable form of federalism. Federal states are much more difficult to set up than unitary ones, and forging a new federal system at the same time as privatising the economy and trying to radically overhaul the political system has clearly made Russia's transition triply difficult. The book discusses how Vladimir Putin has re-asserted the power of the centre in Russia, and tightened the federal government's control of the regions. It shows how, contrary to his rhetoric about developing Russia as a free and democratic state, authoritarianism has been extended - through his reorganisation of the Federation Council, his usurpation of powers to dismiss regional assemblies and chief executives, and his creation of seven unelected super-governors. The book explores a wide range of issues related to these developments, including a comparative study of Russian federalism and local politics, ethnic federalism, the merging of federal units, regional governors, electoral and party reforms, and regional and local politics. It also includes case studies of local and regional politics in specific regions.

Author : Gabriel Di Bella,Oksana Dynnikova,Francesco Grigoli
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781484330661

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Fiscal Federalism and Regional Performance by Gabriel Di Bella,Oksana Dynnikova,Francesco Grigoli Pdf

Sound regional policies are essential for balanced and sustained economic growth. The interaction of federal and regional policies with cross-regional structural differences affect human and physical capital formation, the business climate, private investment, market depth, and competition. This paper summarizes the main elements of Russia's fiscal federalism, describes the channels through which it operates, and assesses the effectiveness of regional transfers in reducing regional disparities. The results suggest that federal transfers to regions contributed to reducing disparities arising from heterogeneous regional tax bases and fiscal revenues. This allowed regions with initially lower per capita income to increase human and physical capital at higher rates. There is little evidence for transfers contributing to increased cross-regional growth synchronization. The results also suggest that federal transfers did not significantly improve regional fiscal sustainability, a conclusion that is supported by the lack of convergence in per capita real income across Russian regions in the last 15 years.

Author : Anne Aldis,Graeme P. Herd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135786670

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Russian Regions and Regionalism by Anne Aldis,Graeme P. Herd Pdf

The emergence of large regions within Russia as centres of gravity for political and international power, and the changing relationship between these emerging regions and the centre are critically important factors currently at work within Russia. This book examines the whole question of Russian regions and regionalism. It considers important themes related to regionalism, including demography, security, military themes and international relations, and looks at a wide range of particular regions as case studies. It discusses the extent to which regions have succeeded in establishing themselves as centres of power, and assesses the degree to which President Putin is succeeding in incorporating regions into a hierarchy of power in which the primacy of the centre is retained.

Author : Oksana Dynnikova,Ms. Annette J Kyobe,Mr. Slavi T Slavov
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513573649

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Regional Disparities and Fiscal Federalism in Russia by Oksana Dynnikova,Ms. Annette J Kyobe,Mr. Slavi T Slavov Pdf

This paper examines how regional disparities have evolved in Russia and how Russia’s system of intergovernmental fiscal relations is managing these disparities. Regional disparities have fallen over the past two decades but remain relatively high. Socioeconomic outcomes remain worse in lagging regions despite faster growth and convergence in income levels. The twin shocks of COVID-19 and lower oil prices appear to have impacted richer regions disproportionately. Compared to other large countries with federal systems of government, Russia stands out with its high reliance on direct taxes as a revenue source for its regions. Transfers from the federal budget to the regions provide some redistribution by reducing the dispersion in real per capita fiscal spending, but also tend to be associated with lower growth. The Russian fiscal system offers degrees of redistribution and risk sharing of around 26 and 18 percent, respectively—with in-kind social transfers contributing the most. Finally, federal transfers in the aggregate tend to be procyclical and are also fairly unresponsive to shocks to regions’ own revenues.

Author : Migara O. De Silva,Galina Kurlyandskaya,Elena Andreeva,Natalia Golovanova
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821379682

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Intergovernmental Reforms in the Russian Federation by Migara O. De Silva,Galina Kurlyandskaya,Elena Andreeva,Natalia Golovanova Pdf

This study is a comprehensive review of fiscal federalism in the Russian Federation. It presents a strong case for greater decentralization. By succinctly surveying the literature on fiscal decentralization and clearly spelling out the main concepts, the volume sets the stage for the subsequent description of the fiscal system in Russia and its evolution through a succession of reforms guided by a desire on the part of Russian policymakers to craft a workable system of fiscal federalism. The authors not only describe the state of fiscal federalism in Russia at its key turning points, but they also provide insightful critical assessments of the reforms introduced at each stage. The book is rich with examples, which makes it an easy and exciting reading. The book's analysis of the history gives perspective to the authors' assessment of the current state of Russia's federalism. The authors make a strong case for greater decentralization in Russia based not only on the traditional economic benefits of fiscal federalism but also on the political benefits from local government competition. The richness of detail and the careful tracing of the reforms over the past nearly two decades also mean that this study will be an invaluable guide to both current observers with academic and policy interest in the recent fiscal federalism reforms as well as Russia's fiscal evolution since the early 1990s and its current fiscal challenges.

Author : Mikhail Stoliarov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134417797

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Federalism and the Dictatorship of Power in Russia by Mikhail Stoliarov Pdf

Stoliarov presents an analysis of the historical traditions and distinctive features of modern Russian federalism. He reviews the state of affairs in today's Russia as it strives to become a federal democracy securing the rights and liberties of its citizens. By tracing two contrasting ideas - federalism and derzhavnost (dictatorship of power) - in the legacy of the Russian state, and in relations between the modern federal government and the regions, he demonstrates the need for balance in the delimitation of power. The election in 2000 if Vladimir Putin as President raised doubts about the future of federalism among politicians and citizens, but Stoliarov believes that the development of federalism is the only way forward for this multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. He shows that the strengthening of 'vertical power' and 'dictatorship of the law', despite their patriotic appeal, are likely to have a negative effect on the building of democracy and federalism in Russia.

Author : Mikhail Venediktovich Stoli͡arov
Publisher : Routledge/Curzon
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Central-local government relations
ISBN : 0700716637

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Federalism and the Dictatorship of Power in Russia by Mikhail Venediktovich Stoli͡arov Pdf

This is an analysis of the historical traditions and distinctive features of modern Russian federalism. It reviews the state of affairs in today's Russia as it strives to become a federal democracy securing the rights and liberties of its citizens. By tracing two contrasting ideas -- federalism and derzhavnost (dictatorship of power) -- in the legacy of the Russian state, and in relations between the modern federal government and the regions, it demonstrates the need for balance in the delimitation of power.

Author : Helge Blakkisrud,Elana Wilson Rowe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319697901

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Russia's Turn to the East by Helge Blakkisrud,Elana Wilson Rowe Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY license. This book explores if and how Russian policies towards the Far East region of the country – and East Asia more broadly – have changed since the onset of the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Following the 2014 annexation and the subsequent enactment of a sanctions regime against the country, the Kremlin has emphasized the eastern vector in its external relations. But to what extent has Russia’s 'pivot to the East' intensified or changed in nature – domestically and internationally – since the onset of the current crisis in relations with the West? Rather than taking the declared 'pivot' as a fact and exploring the consequences of it, the contributors to this volume explore whether a pivot has indeed happened or if what we see today is the continuation of longer-duration trends, concerns and ambitions.

Author : Cameron Ross
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0719058708

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Federalism and Democratization in Post-Communist Russia by Cameron Ross Pdf

This book provides a comparative analysis of the electoral systems, party systems and governmental systems in the ethnic republics and regions of Russia and their impact on democratization and federalism, moving the focus of research from the national level to the vitally important processes of institution building and democratization at the local level and to the study of federalism in Russia.

Author : Cameron Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025983672

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Federalism and Democratisation in Russia by Cameron Ross Pdf

Combining theoretical perspectives with empirical work, this text provides a comparative analysis of the electoral systems, party systems and governmental systems in the ethnic republics and regions of Russia, and assesses the impact of these arrangements on democratization and federalism.

Author : Edith W. Clowes,Gisela Erbslöh,Ani Kokobobo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Group identity
ISBN : 1138201022

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Russia's Regional Identities by Edith W. Clowes,Gisela Erbslöh,Ani Kokobobo Pdf

Contemporary Russia is often viewed as a centralised regime based in Moscow, with dependent provinces, made subservient by Putin's policies limiting regional autonomy. This book, however, demonstrates that beyond this largely political view, by looking at Russia's regions more in cultural and social terms, a quite different picture emerges, of a Russia rich in variety, with different regional identities, cultures, traditions and memories. The book explores how identities are formed and rethought in contemporary Russia, and outlines the nature of particular regional identities, from Siberia and the Urals to southern Russia, from the Russian heartland to the non-Russian republics.

Author : Jorge Martinez-Vazquez,Andrey Timofeev,Jameson Boex
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121923929

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Reforming Regional-local Finance in Russia by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez,Andrey Timofeev,Jameson Boex Pdf

This publication examines the current state of Russia's system of government at regional and local level in relation to tax policy and the related reforms implemented over the past decade. It looks at the size and structure of jurisdictions, expenditure and revenue, transfers and borrowing; considers reform options based on international practices; and discusses likely challenges arising from the implementation of proposed intergovernmental reforms. This publication complements another World Bank Institute publication ('Russia's transition to a new federalism' (2001, ISBN 082134840X) which focuses on federal-regional relations and the impact of fiscal decentralisation.

Author : Peter Söderlund
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Central-local government relations
ISBN : 9517653069

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The Dynamics of Federalism in Russia by Peter Söderlund Pdf

Examines the formal powers of the Russian regional chief executives at different stages between 1991 and 2005. Also explores which political resources have been associated with increased levels of bargaining power of individual regional chief executives vis-à-vis the federal centre. This is done by examining both the timing of bilateral treaties and agreements in the bilateral power-sharing treaty process 1994-1998 and the political influence of the regional chief executives at the federal level based on expert surveys in 2003.

Author : Christine Wallich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:924509303

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Russia and the Challenge of Fiscal Federalism by Christine Wallich Pdf