The Trials and Tribulations of the Russian Military-Industrial Complex’s Reform
The Trials and Tribulations of the Russian Military-Industrial Complex’s Reform

Summary/Abstract: Under Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian authorities have proceeded to a comprehensive reform and reconversion process of the Russian military-industrial complex, aiming to turn it not only into a profitable sector of the Russian economy, but also into an effective power generations instrument of a Russian Federation aiming to increase it national and international profile as a world (military) great power. The strategy is based on nationalization and corporatism and might prove increasingly vulnerable to the effects of informal relationships and political interference, while its compatibility with the process of democratizations is also debatable.

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