 | ISBN: 978-1-58826-279-0 $52.00 | |
| 2004/165 pages/LC: 2003025710 | ||
Weiler argues that, while Russia has moved rapidly toward a market-based economy, the social and legal elements of democratization have lagged behind. Examining the country's human rights record since 1991, he finds that the victims have changed—to the socially disadvantaged rather than the politically suspect—but the realities of life for the most vulnerable have in fact become worse. His work draws much-needed attention to this darker side of the post-Soviet transition.
"This is a revisionist book.... [It] has great value in highlighting the magnitude of [the] side effects of 'democracy and reform'" —Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr, Perspectives on Politics
"Weiler had made a bold start at tackling tough and important questions about the relation between democratization , marketization, and physical security."—Kathleen E. Smith, Political Science Quarterly
"Interesting and original." —Choice
"This keenly focused book [is] worth readingscholars and advanced students take note." —Peter Juviler, Slavic Review
"An important book on an understudied topic.... valuable for all scholars of contemporary Russian politics."—Michael McFaul, Stanford University