Limits of a Post-Soviet State: How Informality Replaces, Renegotiates, and Reshapes Governance in Contemporary Ukraine (Soviet and Postsoviet Politics)

Umland, Andreas (Editor) / Williams, Colin (Foreword) / Polese, Abel (Primary Contributor)

ISBN 10: 3838208455 / ISBN 13: 9783838208459

Editore: ibidem, 2016

uk ed. edition. 258 pages. 8.27x5.83x0.59 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo __3838208455

Riassunto:

This book illustrates why and how informality in governance is not necessarily transitory or temporary, but a constant in most systems of the world. The difference between various administrative structures is not whether informality is present or not, but where, in which areas, it is located. The essays gathered in this volume demonstrate that, in some cases, informal mechanisms are self-protective, while, in others, they are perceived as 'normal' responses and a set of tactics for individuals, classes, and communities to respond to unusual demands. Where expectations-of the state, a company, or some commission-are too far from citizens' existing models of normative behavior, informal behavior continues to thrive. Indeed, new tactics are adopted in order to cope with disjunctions between theory and reality as well as to serve as contrasts to values imposed by a center of power, such as a central state, a city administration, or the management board of a large company.
The focus of the papers contained in this book is two-fold and rests on an analysis of phenomena manifesting themselves “beyond” and “in spite of” the state. The first part deals with areas where the state is not always, or only marginally, active whilst the second analyzes activities performed in conflict with state regulations, i.e. behavior often studied from a criminal and legal standpoint.

L'autore: Dr. Abel Polese is a senior researcher at Dublin City University and Tallinn University. The author of the foreword: Dr. Colin Williams is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Sheffield.

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Titolo: Limits of a Post-Soviet State: How ...
Casa editrice: ibidem
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Brand New