The Politics of Institutional Choice: The Formation of the Russian State Duma

by Thomas F Remington, Steven S. Smith, Thomas F. Remington

Events in Russia since the late 1980s have created a rare opportunity to watch the birth of democratic institutions close at hand. Here Steven Smith and Thomas Remington provide the first intensive, theoretically grounded examination of the early development of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federation's parliament created by the 1993 constitution. They offer an integrated account of the choices made by the newly elected members...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691057370
• ISBN13: 9780691057378
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"