@article{439032,
      recid = {439032},
      author = {Taylor, Brian D.,},
      title = {State building in Putin's Russia policing and coercion  after communism / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Cambridge University Press,},
      address = {Cambridge ;},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 373 p.) :},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {"Building a strong Russian state was the central goal of  Vladimir Putin's presidency. This book argues that Putin's  strategy for rebuilding the state was fundamentally flawed.  Taylor demonstrates that a disregard for the way state  officials behave toward citizens--state quality--had a  negative impact on what the state could do--state capacity.  Focusing on those organizations that control state  coercion, what Russians call the "power ministries," Taylor  shows that many of the weaknesses of the Russian state that  existed under Boris Yeltsin persisted under Putin. Drawing  on extensive field research and interviews, as well as a  wide range of comparative data, the book reveals the  practices and norms that guide the behavior of Russian  power ministry officials (the so-called siloviki),  especially law enforcement personnel. By examining siloviki  behavior from the Kremlin down to the street level, State  building in Putin's Russia uncovers the who, where, and how  of Russian state building after communism"--Provided by  publisher.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/439032},
}