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Dominant Party Regimes and the Commitment Problem: The Case of United Russia

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This article analyzes the formation of a stable dominant party in an authoritarian regime as a commitment problem between two sides: the ruler and other elites. After defining a dominant party regime and outlining the costs and benefits that such a regime entails for each side, the authors examine the efforts made in Russia to establish United Russia as a dominant party and argue that the Kremlin and regional elites have overcome their commitment problem through mutual investment in the United Russia party. In contrast to previous party-of-power projects, United Russia represents an equilibrium arrangement between the federal center and other political and economic elite actors.

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Comparative Political Studies

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Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publication., 2009

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English

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0010-4140

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Volume 42, Number 4, April 2009. pp. 501-526

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Russia
Authoritarian regime
Putin
Dominant party
United Russia
Elite
Dominant Party Regimes

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