Russia's Use of Sport in Regional Development Policy

Author(s): Ben Aris
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 95
Pages: 2-5
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute of History, University of Basel
Publication Year: 2011

Russia has launched a 1 trillion ruble ($33bn) investment program to modernize its infrastructure. However, plagued by corruption and bedeviled by red tape and inefficiency, the Kremlin has framed much of its regional development program in the context of hosting international sports events. The hope is that external deadlines and quality standards will add a layer of control that will ensure this investment is spent more widely and efficiently than in the past.

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