Paul
Goble
Staunton, June 22 – MGIMO professor
and commentator Valery Solovey says there are six trends in Russian governance
today that suggest the conclusion that “the dysfunction of state administration”
in Putin’s Russia is growing (echo.msk.ru/blog/vsolovej/2003700-echo/).
The six he points to are:
1.
“Strategic
goal setting is lacking: bureaucrats aren’t able to discover the meaning and
goals of state policy.”
2.
“The
old pact between the supreme power and elites – enrichment in exchange for
loyalty – has been irretrievably destroyed. The new one – unity and firmness in
the face of geopolitical challenges – does not generate enthusiasm and is
losing definition.”
3.
“The
deficit of resources and positive sanctions is compensated by repression
sanctions (‘the struggle with corruption’). A lack of comprehension of their
logic does not so much increase loyalty and sow fear and leads to
administrative paralysis.”
4.
“The
feedback link with society has been destroyed in a catastrophic way. The
authorities respond to political protests with repressions, an approach that
can lead to a spiral of confrontation.”
5.
“The
obvious collision between centers of influence is lowering the capacity of the
apparatus as a whole and sharply increasing the risk of strategically dangerous
decision.” Solovey cites the example of Moscow’s plans to demolish the khrushchoby.
6.
“The
informal intra-elite communications which had compensated for the lack of
institutions have been destroyed and are ceasing to work.”
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