‘No Time for Quality’: Mechanisms of Local Governance in Russia

Aleksei Gilev and Daria Dimke

Europe-Asia Studies, 2021, vol. 73, issue 6, 1060-1079

Abstract: How does centralisation affect public goods provision in Russian municipalities? Drawing on the evidence from 68 interviews with municipal elites in four Russian regions, we demonstrate that, first, centralisation through excessive regulation encourages the provision of a higher quantity of public goods but does not encourage their quality. Short time horizons and haste lower the quality of goods even further. Moreover, centralisation favours municipalities with higher state capacity. Finally, risk-averse behaviour by officials leads to a lower quality of public goods.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2021.1945537

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