To decentralize or to continue on the centralization track: The cases of authoritarian regimes in Russia and Kazakhstan

Decisions on decentralization versus centralization come as a result of strategic choices made by politicians after weighing their costs and benefits. In authoritarian regimes, the highest-priority political task is that of restraining political competition and securing power in the hands of the inc...

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Main Authors: Irina Busygina, Mikhail Filippov, Elmira Taukebaeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Eurasian Studies
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879366517300295