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Presidential decrees in Russia : a comparative perspective

Title
Presidential decrees in Russia : a comparative perspective / Thomas F. Remington.
Author
Remington, Thomas F., 1948-
Publication
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

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xii, 174 pages; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-172) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction: Vladimir Putin and the limits of decree -- 2. Presidential prerogative power. The problem of presidential government ; Dimensions of presidential power ; Executive accountability ; Policy-making powers ; Decree power ; Presidential powers and democratic stability ; The partisan environment ; Presidentialism defended ; The strategic environment of presidential powers ; Endogenous presidentialism ; The political context ; Complementary informal institutions ; Conclusions -- 3. The evolution of constitutional decree power in Russia. Statutes and decrees ; Taming the tsar: the 1906 constitution ; Institutionalizing the revolution: the 1918, 1924, 1936 and 1977 constitutions ; Gorbachev and Soviet presidentialism: March 1990 and September 1990 ; Yeltsin's counter-presidency: amending the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic constitution ; The post-Soviet Russian presidency: the 1993 constitution -- 4. Presidential decree power and the legislative process. Rules, space, and time ; Rules ; Space ; Time ; The interaction of rules, space, and time: aggregate patterns of laws and decrees ; Conclusions -- 5. Presidential decrees and legislative sequences. Aggregate patterns ; Case studies ; Conclusions -- 6. Decrees and presidential power. Bureaucratic interests ; Weimar Russia?
Call Number
JFE 14-6097
ISBN
  • 9781107040793 (hardback)
  • 1107040795 (hardback)
  • 9781107627635 (pbk.)
  • 110762763X (pbk.)
LCCN
2013045301
OCLC
867715890
Author
Remington, Thomas F., 1948- author.
Title
Presidential decrees in Russia : a comparative perspective / Thomas F. Remington.
Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-172) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-6097
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