Internal Contradictions in Russian Reforms

Author(s): Dmitry Maslov
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Aglaya Snetkov, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 118
Pages: 11-13
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2012

A decade after the Russian authorities embarked on reforms to improve the efficiency of governance in the country, most of the declared goals have not been achieved, including improving the quality and availability of public services and raising the effectiveness of public administration. The latest political developments in Russia have renewed discussion about the internal contradictions in the proposed approach to modernizing the state.

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