evolution of modern russian democracy
Dec. 27th, 2006 01:23 amtotalitarian ( fixed enforced rules) -> chaotic -> oligarchic ( a limited number competing rules selectively enforced) -> sovereign ( restoration of the government's monopoly on rule definition and enforcement).
it all boils down to the mechanism of forming an elite that defines the scope of people's influence on the elite's actions.
it all boils down to the mechanism of forming an elite that defines the scope of people's influence on the elite's actions.