Democracy versus Modernization: A Dilemma for Russia and for the World (BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415506646 ISBN 13: 9780415506649

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

This book seeks to "re-think democracy." Over the past years, there has been a tendency in the global policy community and, even more widely, in the world’s media, to focus on democracy as the "gold standard" by which all things political are measured. This book re-examines democracy in Russia and in the world more generally, as idea, desired ideal, and practice. A major issue for Russia is whether the modernization of Russia might not prosper better by Russia focusing directly on modernization and not worrying too much about democracy. This book explores a wide range of aspects of this important question. It discusses how the debate is conducted in Russia; outlines how Russians contrast their own experiences, unfavourably, with the experience of China, where reform and modernization have been pursued with great success, with no concern for democracy; and concludes by assessing how the debate in Russia is likely to be resolved.

About this title

About the Author

Vladislav Inozemtsev is Professor and Director of the Centre for Post-Industrial Studies, Moscow, Russia.

Piotr Dutkiewicz is Professor and Director of the Centre for Governance and Public Management at Carleton University, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415506646
• ISBN 13: 9780415506649
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 254
• Editor: Inozemtsev Vladislav, Dutkiewicz Piotr