The politics of authoritarian rule / Milan W. Svolik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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 authorita...
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| Auteurs principaux: | Svolik, Milan W. (Auteur) |
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
| Publié: | Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne ; Madrid ; Cape Town ; Singapore ; São Paulo ; Delhi ; Mexico City : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |
| Collection: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics
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| Accès en ligne: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 203-221 Enthält ein Register Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| Description matérielle: | xviii, 228 Seiten Diagramme, Karten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1107607450 110702479X 9781107607453 9781107024793 |
