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Center-Periphery Relations

Center-Periphery Relations

Autor(en): Robert Orttung
Journaltitel: Pro et Contra
Band: 14
Ausgabe: 4
Seiten: 80-95
Verlag(e): Carnegie Moscow Center
Publikationsjahr: 2010

In the short term, the most likely immediate source of problems for the regime is an incompetent response to a natural disaster or large-scale industrial accident. If the federal government is unable to respond adequately to the problem, the result could be increased unrest in the regions questioning the legitimacy of the federal elites. Most likely one event of this nature would not trigger a legitimacy crisis, but several events in a short period could.