The politics of authoritarian rule /
"What drives politics in dictatorships? Milan W. Svolik argues authoritarian regimes must resolve two fundamental conflicts. Dictators face threats from the masses over which they rule -- the problem of authoritarian control. Secondly from the elites with whom dictators rule -- the problem of a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2012
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "What drives politics in dictatorships? Milan W. Svolik argues authoritarian regimes must resolve two fundamental conflicts. Dictators face threats from the masses over which they rule -- the problem of authoritarian control. Secondly from the elites with whom dictators rule -- the problem of authoritarian power-sharing. Using the tools of game theory, Svolik explains why some dictators establish personal autocracy and stay in power for decades; why elsewhere leadership changes are regular and institutionalized, as in contemporary China; why some dictatorships are ruled by soldiers, as Uganda was under Idi Amin; why many authoritarian regimes, such as PRI-era Mexico, maintain regime-sanctioned political parties; and why a country's authoritarian past casts a long shadow over its prospects for democracy, as the unfolding events of the Arab Spring reveal. Svolik complements these and other historical case studies with the statistical analysis on institutions, leaders and ruling coalitions across dictatorships from 1946 to 2008"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139554879 1139554875 9781139549912 113954991X 9781139176040 1139176048 9781139552424 1139552422 1316089967 9781316089965 1139564706 9781139564700 1139551167 9781139551168 9786613887634 6613887633 1139556126 9781139556125 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
