Inter‐Governmental Relations Under Yeltsin's New Federalism

Abstract The fourth stage of Russia's federal transition—the ‘parade of treaties’—is the focus of this chapter. The legacy of Boris Yeltsin's presidency was the growth of institutional asymmetry, most notably in the form of bilateral treaties he negotiated with regional executives. These a...

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Main Author: Kahn, Jeffrey
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Oxford University PressOxford 2002
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Yakutia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/0199246998.003.0006
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/0199246998.003.0006 2024-05-19T07:49:56+00:00 Inter‐Governmental Relations Under Yeltsin's New Federalism Kahn, Jeffrey 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/0199246998.003.0006 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/44434352/book_40365_section_347044736.ag.pdf en eng Oxford University PressOxford Federalism, Democratization, and the Rule of Law in Russia page 142-188 ISBN 0199246998 9780199246991 9780191599606 book-chapter 2002 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/0199246998.003.0006 2024-05-02T09:29:38Z Abstract The fourth stage of Russia's federal transition—the ‘parade of treaties’—is the focus of this chapter. The legacy of Boris Yeltsin's presidency was the growth of institutional asymmetry, most notably in the form of bilateral treaties he negotiated with regional executives. These ad hoc, extra‐constitutional political deals simultaneously held the struggling Federation together in the short term while undercutting its prospects for long‐term stability, particularly with regard to fiscal and legal relationships between federal and regional governments. The politics of their negotiation often undercut the crucially needed federal political culture that was already in very low supply in Yeltsin's Russian Federation. The negotiation and effects of bilateral treaties are examined in detail, especially in the republics of Bashkortostan, Sakha‐Yakutia, and Tatarstan. Book Part Yakutia Oxford University Press 142 188
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