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Democracy has not worked in Russia; Democracy Derailed in Russia explains why. Foreign Affairs Fish argues that the time has come to explain why Russia has not made it to democracy why it is in fact wobbling uncertainly in the opposite direction. Rather than rely on impressions, no matter how well grounded historically or experientially, he attempts to unravel the mystery by using statistical studies of many countries (in particular, postcommunist ones) to identify what accounts for Russia's retarded state. Out of the mix, he emphasizes three factors as the primary culprits: lagging economic reform, the curse of resource wealth, and a disempowered legislature. He discounts the importance of the Soviet legacy, ethnic diversity, public intolerance, and the Orthodox Church. Fish acknowledges that (statistical) linear regression analysis risks brushing over critical particularities and discontinuities, and as compensation he offers a clean analytic design, with carefully specified criteria, much well-exploited data, a basis for prediction, and a fair future test for proving him right or wrong. \"In this book, M. Steven Fish offers an explanation for the direction of regime change in

Author

M.STEVEN FISH, Michael Steven Fish, Fish, M. Steven, M. Steven Fish

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780511139062

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences

Rating

3.49 / 5 (53 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14