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In: Russian politics and law: a journal of translations, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 8-24
ISSN: 1061-1940
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In: Russian politics and law: a journal of translations, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 8-24
ISSN: 1061-1940
In: Russian politics and law, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 8-23
ISSN: 1558-0962
In: Politija: analiz, chronika, prognoz ; žurnal političeskoj filosofii i sociologii politiki = Politeía, Volume 26, Issue 3, p. 68-85
ISSN: 2587-5914
In: Politija: analiz, chronika, prognoz ; žurnal političeskoj filosofii i sociologii politiki = Politeía, Volume 24, Issue 1, p. 118-145
ISSN: 2587-5914
In: Russian politics and law, Volume 58, Issue 1-2, p. 35-44
ISSN: 1558-0962
In: Russian social science review: a journal of translations, Volume 61, Issue 6, p. 432-441
ISSN: 1557-7848
In: Russian politics and law, Volume 55, Issue 1, p. 5-17
ISSN: 1558-0962
In: International affairs, Volume 87, Issue 6, p. 1459-1474
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: International affairs, Volume 87, Issue 6, p. 1459-1475
ISSN: 0020-5850
The social contract in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia has concerned not classical political rights but socio-economic issues. Loyalty is accorded to the powers-that-be partly from fear of repression, but also in return for new opportunities of advancement - whether resulting from social upheaval or from educational expansion - and for modest improvements in living standards. The Soviet era ended when such benefits could no longer be delivered, on account of lower oil prices, arms-race burdens and lagging productivity and innovation. After the turmoil of the 1990s, the contract was re-established under Putin in the early 2000s. Public opinion accepts relatively authoritarian rule if economic stability appears guaranteed in return. Moreover, world events from 2008 onwards have dampened economic expectations. Nonetheless, the sustainability of the present contract is doubtful, with economic modernization likely to prove elusive in the absence of effective democratic institutions. (International Affairs (Oxford) / SWP)
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