PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Totalitarianism, Authoritarianism, United Russia
4 Oct 2020
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Authoritarianism + ideological control: government define public interest o official ideology- no private sphere o political opposition is treason. Oligarchs wealth was legitimized as long as they follow how putin ran russia- if not they went to prison. Russia 58. 2 on index (used to be much higher) now around the same as china. Investment and financial freedom is low (state influenced economy) Based on french model of presidential-prime minister. All parties imitate united russia party (conservatism) Use of law as a political weapon in putin"s struggle against the oligarch.
