Presidential Power in Russia

This is the first major assessment of the role of the presidency in Russia's difficult transition form communist rule. Huskey analyzes the establishment and functioning of the Russian presidency as an institution and in relation to the other leading institutions of state: the government, parliament, courts, and regional authorities. Although this is not a biography of the first president, Boris Yeltsin, his allies and his rivals loom large in the study of a critical phase in the creation of a new Russian political system.

List of contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Maps, Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. The Making of the Russian Presidency, 3. The Institutional Presidency, 4. President and Prime Minister, 5. The Politics of the Dual Executive: Policy Making on War and Peace, Finance, and Legal Affairs, 6. The Presidency and Parliament, 7. The Presidency and the Provinces, 8. Conclusion, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index, About the Author

About the author

Eugene Huskey

Summary

This is the first major assessment of the role of the presidency in Russia's difficult transition form communist rule. Huskey analyzes the establishment and functioning of the Russian presidency as an institution and in relation to the other leading institutions of state: the government, parliament, courts, and regional authorities. Although this is not a biography of the first president, Boris Yeltsin, his allies and his rivals loom large in the study of a critical phase in the creation of a new Russian political system.

Product details

• Authors: Eugene Huskey
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.1997
• EAN: 9781563245367
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-536-7
• No. of pages: 250
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Russia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political structure & processes, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Central / national / federal government, Marxism & Communism, Political structure and processes, Central government, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet