Vladimir Putin hails stability among his greatest achievements as president of Russia. But stability in Russia exists in appearance only, supported by enormous oil revenue and massive propaganda from the government-controlled mass media. Behind the facade lies an unprecedented increase in corruption, a population largely mired in poverty, and a bureaucracy and domestic intelligence apparatus [...]
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Putin’s Gulag Stability
Posted by Matt in May 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Appearance, bureaucracy, Corruption, Domestic Intelligence, Facade, Gulag, Mass Media, Massive Propaganda, Oil Revenue, Population, Poverty, President Of Russia, Prisoners, Rations, Troublemakers, Unprecedented Increase, Vladimir Putin, Wardens
China: Don’t drink the water and don’t breathe the air
Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Water, pollution, bureaucracy, Bureaucrats, Carbon Emissions, China Crisis, Clout, Communist Party, Drink The Water, Economic Growth, Edicts, Environmental Watchdog, Epic, Lament, pollution, Pollution Crisis, Promises, Public Protest, Related Articles, Soil, Water Resources
And don’t expect the government’s environmental watchdog to do much about it.
These days China’s environmental bureaucrats know how to talk the talk. They readily admit that pollution is poisoning the country’s water resources, air and soil. They acknowledge that carbon emissions are soaring. If only, they lament, the government would give them the means to [...]
Russian Economic Dynamism Undermined by “State Curseâ€
Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2007 | no comment
Published in Economy, Russia, bureaucracy, cloak_and_dagger, Economy, elite, Russia, russian_economy
The low quality of the ruling elite thus constitutes the main driver of the “state curse†that condemns the Russian economy to declining growth, which currently camouflages the accumulation of deep structural flaws. According to Illarionov, up to 77% of top positions in the state service are currently occupied by “professionals†with a background in [...]
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