Politics of Authoritarian Rule

Name: Politics of Authoritarian Rule
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ISBN: 9781107607453

ISBN-10: 1107607450

ISBN-13: 9781107607453

Edition: 2012

Authors: Milan W. Svolik

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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…

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List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/17/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.09" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Milan W. Svolik is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Svolik's articles on authoritarian politics, transitions to democracy, and democratic consolidation have appeared in leading political science journals, including the American Political Science Review and the American Journal of Political Science. His research interests include comparative politics, political economy and formal political theory.




Introduction: the anatomy of dictatorship



The world of authoritarian politics



The Problem of Authoritarian Power-Sharing



And then there was one!: Authoritarian power-sharing and the path to personal dictatorship



Institutions, collective action, and the success of authoritarian power-sharing



The Problem of Authoritarian Control



Moral hazard in authoritarian repression and the origins of military dictatorships



Why authoritarian parties?: The regime party as an instrument of co-optation and control



Conclusion: incentives and institutions in authoritarian politics