Russia and Development : Capitalism, Civil Society and the State

Front Cover -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Heritage -- 1: Capitalism, Civil Society and Development in Russia (to 1917 and from 1989) -- 1 Return to the Transition -- 2 Poverty, Survival Strategies and the Role of Civil Society -- 3 Civil Society in Russia: Towards a Historical Perspective -- 4 Capitalism to 1917 and from 1989 -- 2: State and Development in the Soviet Period -- 1 Development as a Contested Term -- 2 The Strategy of Soviet State-led Development -- 3 Soviet Development Results -- 4 The Golden Age of 'Real Socialism' -- 5 Post-1991: Picking Up the Pieces -- Postscript: Left Political Parties Resisting Shock Therapy in Russia -- 3: Moving East and South: Empire and After -- 1 Russia's Expansion into Siberia: The Tsarist Period -- 2 Siberia in the Soviet Period and Transition -- 3 The Colonization of Central Asia -- 4 The Bolsheviks and Hopes for World Revolution Based on the Example of Caucasus and Central Asia -- 5 The Role of Civil Society and the Intelligentsia in Interpreting History -- Conclusion -- Part 2: Development and Struggle -- 4: Political Mobilization from War Communism to Coloured Revolution -- 1 Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Development Approaches -- 2 Political Mobilization in Central Asia in the 1920s and 1930s -- 3 Social Mobilization Channelled by the State -- 4 Political and Civil Society in the Time of Perestroika and Coloured Revolution -- 5: Local Government Decentralization: Civil Society Development in the Urals and Siberia -- 1 The Handover of Social Services to Local Authorities During Russia's Transition -- 2 The Situation of Local Government in the 1990s and 2000s -- 3 Centre and Periphery within the Russian Federation -- 4 Assessing the Impact of Social Development Interventions in the 1990s and 2000s -- Conclusion