Sistema, Power Networks and Informal Governance
by
Alena V. Ledeneva
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
In this original, bottom-up account of the evolution of contemporary Russia, Alena Ledeneva seeks to reveal how informal power operates. Concentrating on Vladimir Putin's system of governance - referred to as sistema - she identifies four key types of networks: his inner circle, useful friends, core...