Waiting for Reform Under Putin and Medvedev

by Lena Jonson and Stephen White

Book Overview

In September 2009 Dmitrii Medvedev unveiled the term that was to become the defining objective of his presidency: 'modernization.' The contributors to this book, drawn from the leading scholars in Russian affairs, focus on the contested nature of the concept of modernization and the obstacles that arose in attempting to carry it out.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349436410
• ISBN13: 9781349436415
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"