Institutional development in Russia and the Ukraine: vertical distribution of power as driving force

In Russia and in the Ukraine, the relationship between center and regions is mirrored in the institutional order of the political system. Although these countries' political systems are similar in many respects, they differ significantly regarding the formal competences of the regions. Taking i...

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Published inZeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 778 - 794
Main Authors Gilka-Bötzow, Agnes, Kropp, Sabine
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published 01.12.2006
Subjects
Central Government
Centre-periphery relations
Democratic consolidation
Institutional change
Interest Groups
Organizational structure
Political development
Political Institutions
Political Systems
Power
Power relations
Regional disparities
Russia
Russian Federation
Ukraine
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Summary:In Russia and in the Ukraine, the relationship between center and regions is mirrored in the institutional order of the political system. Although these countries' political systems are similar in many respects, they differ significantly regarding the formal competences of the regions. Taking informal institutions into account, however, similar vertical clientelistic relationships between the center and the regions are widespread both in the Russian Federation and in the Ukraine with their centralized and unitary systems. Institutional development in both countries is strongly connected to vertical division of power. The formal institutional orders are still in flux and depend on the respective informal power relations between competing political, economic and interest groups. The constitutes a continuous risk for the democratic consolidation of both Russia's and Ukraine's political institutions. Reprinted by permission of the VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Germany
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ISSN:0340-1758