An Asian Pivot Starts at Home: The Russian Far East in Russian Regional Policy

To realize its ambitious goals of turning the Far East into Russia’s gateway to the Asia-Pacific, the Kremlin in 2012 established the Ministry for the Development of the Far East. Structurally, this ministry is a hybrid, with offices at the federal and the regional levels, reflecting both Moscow’s centralized take on policy formulation and the difficulties of micro-managing politics in a region distant in time and space. Analysing whether the new ministry has been a success, the author concludes that, while Moscow’s primary goal has been to open a Far Eastern gateway, a side-effect might be that the Far East will become better integrated with the rest of the country, providing for more balanced development throughout the Federation.

• Utgivelsesår: 2018
• Fullversjon: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-69790-1_2
• Antall sider: 167
• Språk: Engelsk
• Sider: 11 - 30