The Atlas That has Not Shrugged
Why Russia's Oligarchs are an Unlikely Force for Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9685046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanislav Marku (0000-0001-9291-2469, Center for Strategic and International Studies, corresponding author), Stanislav Markus (STANISLAV MARKUS is Associate Professor of International Business at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. His book Property, Predation, and Protection: Piranha Capitalism in Russia and Ukraine (2015) was awarded the 2016 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research. He has published articles in such journals as World Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Socio-Economic Review, Studies in Comparative International Development, and Polity) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 146 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-112 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Daedalus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/daed_a_00438 |
| OpenAlex | W2602308556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
There is demand among Russia's oligarchs for systemic change, but not for the rule of law proper. Instead, it is the de facto accountability of political elites and improved relations with the West that the Russian oligarchs want from the Kremlin. However, the oligarchs currently lack the capacity to effect change. Their insufficient leverage vis-à-vis Putin is rooted in their competition for rents, which prevents them from confronting the Kremlin as a united force. In addition to analyzing the lack of systemic pressure for change from the oligarchs, this essay considers the prospects of individual oligarchs who have nevertheless pushed openly for liberalization or tried to effect incremental change. It also draws on comparisons with other countries to chart the political behavior of Russia's business elites in the future
Accountability · De facto · Economics · Leverage (statistics · Liberalization · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Law · Russia and Soviet political economy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |