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The oligarchic democracy : the influence of business groups on Ukrainian politics
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Year: 2012 Publisher: Warszawa : Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia,

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The Ukrainian oligarchic system, which developed into its ultimate shape during Leonid Kuchma's second presidency, turned out to be very durable. The nature of close relations between the government and the oligarchs has not undergone any major changes either as a consequence of the Orange Revolution or following Victor Yanukovych's victory in the presidential election of 2010. Although reshuffles have taken place inside the political and business elites, nothing seems to be able to change this system, at least in the medium term.This text is aimed at presenting the network of connections existing between big business and politics in Ukraine and at pointing to the key oligarchic groups and the political forces they support. A definite majority of papers concerning contemporary Ukrainian politics as a rule disregard or deal with this subject very superficially, while it is impossible to understand modern Ukraine without understanding a number of dependencies existing between the political and business elites there.

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Oligarchy.


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Fundament systemu : starzy i nowi oligarchowie na Ukrainie
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Year: 2016 Publisher: Warszawa : Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia,

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Ponad dwa lata po rewolucji na Majdanie system oligarchiczny pozostaje kluczowym mechanizmem kształtującym życie polityczne i gospodarcze Ukrainy. W tym czasie doszło wprawdzie do osłabienia wpływów wcześniej najsilniejszych grup oligarchicznych, jednak żadna - poza tzw. Rodziną, czyli grupą skupioną wokół byłego prezydenta Janukowycza, nie została wyeliminowana.Zdolność oligarchów do utrzymania wpływów wynika głównie ze słabości władz w Kijowie i zachowania silnych instrumentów umożliwiających obronę swoich pozycji, w tym kontroli nad mediami i niektórymi strategicznymi sektorami gospodarki.Na konserwację systemu oligarchicznego wpłynęła przede wszystkim decyzja części postmajdanowych elit politycznych o wejściu w nieformalny sojusz z oligarchami. Jednocześnie obserwowany jest proces powstawania w otoczeniu najwyższych władz Ukrainy nowych grup polityczno-biznesowych, które również można nazwać oligarchicznymi.Oligarchowie pozostają jedną z największych przeszkód w modernizacji Ukrainy. Podważenie ich wpływów będzie uzależnione od tego, czy obecne fasadowe instytucje uda się zastąpić instytucjami niezawisłymi i stabilnymi, co jest najważniejszym zadaniem reform.

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Oligarchy.


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Entrenchment : wealth, power, and the constitution of democratic societies
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ISBN: 0300244827 Year: 2019 Publisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press,

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An investigation into the foundations of democratic societies and the ongoing struggle over the power of concentrated wealth Much of our politics today, Paul Starr writes, is a struggle over entrenchment-efforts to bring about change in ways that opponents will find difficult to undo. That is why the stakes of contemporary politics are so high. In this wide†'ranging book, Starr examines how changes at the foundations of society become hard to reverse-yet sometimes are overturned. Overcoming aristocratic power was the formative problem for eighteenth†'century revolutions. Overcoming slavery was the central problem for early American democracy. Controlling the power of concentrated wealth has been an ongoing struggle in the world's capitalist democracies. The battles continue today in the troubled democracies of our time, with the rise of both oligarchy and populist nationalism and the danger that illiberal forces will entrench themselves in power. Entrenchment raises fundamental questions about the origins of our institutions and urgent questions about the future.

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Oligarchy. --- Liberalism.


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Kremlin Kids : The Second Generation of the Russian Elite
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ISBN: 8366091309 8366091295 Year: 2019 Publisher: Warzawa : Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych,

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“Kremlin kids” is a term describing the younger generation of the Russian elite’s close family and other relatives. Owing to their families’ influence, “Kremlin kids” enjoy a privileged position within Russia, running strategic state-owned companies, affording studies, acquiring property across the world and winning lucrative state contracts for their own companies. Not all children of the Russian elite are “Kremlin kids,” yet almost every member of the elite has a “Kremlin kid” in their family. Within Russia, the “Kremlin kids”—the elite’s most trustworthy associates—help their parents and families control strategic Russian companies (in oil, gas, energy, banking, etc.). Those who run their own businesses can count on a substantial flow of money from the state budget (less often, they personally work in the government). Such influence and experience make the “Kremlin kids” the most likely successors of the current ruling Russian elite.


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Personal rule in black Africa : prince, autocrat, prophet, tyrant
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Year: 1982 Publisher: Berkeley: University of California press,

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L'oligarchie, ça suffit, vive la démocratie
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ISBN: 9782021028881 2021028887 Year: 2011 Publisher: Paris: Seuil,

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Sommes-nous en dictature ? Non. Sommes-nous en démocratie ? Non plus. Les puissances d argent ont acquis une influence démesurée, les grands médias sont contrôlés par les intérêts capitalistes, les lobbies décident des lois en coulisses, les libertés sont jour après jour entamées. Dans tous les pays occidentaux, la démocratie est attaquée par une caste. En réalité, nous sommes entrés dans un régime oligarchique, cette forme politique conçue par les Grecs anciens et qu ont oubliée les politologues : la domination d une petite classe de puissants qui discutent entre pairs et imposent ensuite leurs décisions à l ensemble des citoyens. Si nous voulons répondre aux défis du XXIe siècle, il faut revenir en démocratie : cela suppose de reconnaître l oligarchie pour ce qu elle est, un régime qui vise à maintenir les privilèges des riches au mépris des urgences sociales et écologiques. Car la crise écologique et la mondialisation rebattent les cartes de notre culture politique : l Occident doit apprendre à partager le monde avec les autres habitants de la planète. Il n y parviendra qu en sortant du régime oligarchique pour réinventer une démocratie vivante. Si nous échouons à aller vers la Cité mondiale, guidés par le souci de l équilibre écologique, les oligarques nous entraîneront dans la violence et l autoritarisme. Au terme de ce récit précisément documenté mais toujours vivant, le lecteur ne verra plus la politique de la même façon.

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Oligarchy --- Democracy --- Globalization


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L'oligarchie des incapables
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ISBN: 2226238603 9782226238603 Year: 2012 Publisher: Paris: Albin Michel,

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Oligarquía y caciquismo como la forma actual de gobierno en España : urgencía y modo de cambiarla
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ISBN: 8450068827 9788450068825 Year: 1975 Publisher: Madrid: Ed. de la Revista de trabajo,

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Oligarchy --- Spain --- Spain


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Oligarchy in fraternal organizations : a study in organizational leadership
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Year: 1973 Publisher: Detroit : Gale Research Co.,

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Familias, poderosos y oligarquías
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ISBN: 8483712350 Year: 2001 Publisher: Murcia : Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de historia moderna, contemporánea y de América,

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Families --- Oligarchy --- Social aspects

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