Competitive Authoritarianism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Competitive Authoritarianism write by Steven Levitsky. This book was released on 2010-08-16. Competitive Authoritarianism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Based on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and post-communist Eurasia, this book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regimes between 1990 and 2008. It finds that where social, economic, and technocratic ties to the West were extensive, as in Eastern Europe and the Americas, the external cost of abuse led incumbents to cede power rather than crack down, which led to democratization. Where ties to the West were limited, external democratizing pressure was weaker and countries rarely democratized. In these cases, regime outcomes hinged on the character of state and ruling party organizations. Where incumbents possessed developed and cohesive coercive party structures, they could thwart opposition challenges, and competitive authoritarian regimes survived; where incumbents lacked such organizational tools, regimes were unstable but rarely democratized.
Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy
Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy write by Michael Albertus. This book was released on 2018-01-25. Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book argues that - in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege, and the lived experiences of citizens - democracy often does not restart the political game after displacing authoritarianism. Democratic institutions are frequently designed by the outgoing authoritarian regime to shield incumbent elites from the rule of law and give them an unfair advantage over politics and the economy after democratization. Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy systematically documents and analyzes the constitutional tools that outgoing authoritarian elites use to accomplish these ends, such as electoral system design, legislative appointments, federalism, legal immunities, constitutional tribunal design, and supermajority thresholds for change. The study provides wide-ranging evidence for these claims using data that spans the globe and dates from 1800 to the present. Albertus and Menaldo also conduct detailed case studies of Chile and Sweden. In doing so, they explain why some democracies successfully overhaul their elite-biased constitutions for more egalitarian social contracts.
Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World
Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World write by Larry Diamond. This book was released on 2014-04. Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. SchraederAlfred StepanMark TesslerFrédéric VolpiLucan WayFrederic WehreySean L. Yom
Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization
Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization write by Jason Brownlee. This book was released on 2007-07-23. Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Far from sweeping the globe uniformly, the 'third wave of democratization' left burgeoning republics and resilient dictatorships in its wake. Applying more than a year of original fieldwork in Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, and the Philippines, in this book Jason Brownlee shows that the mixed record of recent democratization is best deciphered through a historical and institutional approach to authoritarian rule. Exposing the internal organizations that structure elite conflict, Brownlee demonstrates why the critical soft-liners needed for democratic transitions have been dormant in Egypt and Malaysia but outspoken in Iran and the Philippines. By establishing how ruling parties originated and why they impede change, Brownlee illuminates the problem of contemporary authoritarianism and informs the promotion of durable democracy.
Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World
Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World write by Valerie Bunce. This book was released on 2010. Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examines in depth three waves of democratic change that took place in eleven different former Communist nations.
