Manipulating Political Decentralisation - 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 Manipulating Political Decentralisation write by Lovise Aalen. This book was released on 2017-10-12. Manipulating Political Decentralisation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Can autocrats establish representative subnational governments? And which strategies of manipulation are available if they would like to reduce the uncertainty caused by introducing political decentralisation? In the wake of local government reforms, several states across the world have introduced legislation that provides for subnational elections. This does not mean that representative subnational governments in these countries are all of a certain standard. Political decentralisation should not be confused with democratisation, as the process is likely to be manipulated in ways that do not produce meaningful avenues for political participation and contestation locally. Using examples from Africa, Lovise Aalen and Ragnhild L. Muriaas propose five requirements for representative subnational governments and four strategies that national governments might use to manipulate the outcome of political decentralisation. The case studies of Ethiopia, Malawi, South Africa, and Uganda illustrate why autocrats sometimes are more open to competition at the subnational level than democrats. Manipulating Political Decentralisation provides a new conceptual tool to assess representative subnational governments' quality, aiding us in building theories on the consequences of political decentralisation on democratisation.
How Does the Decentralization of Political Manipulation Strengthen National Electoral Authoritarian Regimes? Evidence from the Case of Mexico
How Does the Decentralization of Political Manipulation Strengthen National Electoral Authoritarian Regimes? Evidence from the Case of Mexico - 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 How Does the Decentralization of Political Manipulation Strengthen National Electoral Authoritarian Regimes? Evidence from the Case of Mexico write by Allyson Benton. This book was released on 2013. How Does the Decentralization of Political Manipulation Strengthen National Electoral Authoritarian Regimes? Evidence from the Case of Mexico available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How does the structure of decision-making about electoral manipulation affect support for national electoral authoritarian regimes? Following the logic of economic decentralization for efficient policy delivery in democratic settings, I argue that the devolution of responsibility for strategizing and executing political manipulation to subnational regime officials raises its efficiency and thus effectiveness in ensuring regime support, as long as subnational leaders face a credible threat that poorly chosen strategies will undermine their political careers. I test this argument on electoral authoritarian Mexico using a unique database that allows the separation of districts into decentralized and centralized manipulation structures. Statistical analysis using linear regression and electoral forensics methods provides support for the argument that decentralized electoral manipulation raises support for the regime as well as allows subnational officials to engage in a wider variety of techniques to this end, thereby increasing the benefits of electoral manipulation for the national electoral authoritarian regime.
The Political Economy of Democratic Decentralization
The Political Economy of Democratic Decentralization - 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 The Political Economy of Democratic Decentralization write by James Manor. This book was released on 1999. The Political Economy of Democratic Decentralization available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nearly all countries worldwide are now experimenting with decentralization. Their motivation are diverse. Many countries are decentralizing because they believe this can help stimulate economic growth or reduce rural poverty, goals central government interventions have failed to achieve. Some countries see it as a way to strengthen civil society and deepen democracy. Some perceive it as a way to off-load expensive responsibilities onto lower level governments. Thus, decentralization is seen as a solution to many different kinds of problems. This report examines the origins and implications decentralization from a political economy perspective, with a focus on its promise and limitations. It explores why countries have often chosen not to decentralize, even when evidence suggests that doing so would be in the interests of the government. It seeks to explain why since the early 1980s many countries have undertaken some form of decentralization. This report also evaluates the evidence to understand where decentralization has considerable promise and where it does not. It identifies conditions needed for decentralization to succeed. It identifies the ways in which decentralization can promote rural development. And it names the goals which decentralization will probably not help achieve.
Waiting for Democracy
Waiting for 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 Waiting for Democracy write by Jesse Craig Ribot. This book was released on 2004. Waiting for Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. References pp. 115-132.
Decentralized Authoritarianism in China
Decentralized Authoritarianism in China - 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 Decentralized Authoritarianism in China write by Pierre F. Landry. This book was released on 2008-10-16. Decentralized Authoritarianism in China available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. China, like many authoritarian regimes, struggles with the tension between the need to foster economic development by empowering local officials and the regime's imperative to control them politically. Landry explores how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) manages local officials in order to meet these goals and perpetuate an unusually decentralized authoritarian regime. Using unique data collected at the municipal, county, and village level, Landry examines in detail how the promotion mechanisms for local cadres have allowed the CCP to reward officials for the development of their localities without weakening political control. His research shows that the CCP's personnel management system is a key factor in explaining China's enduring authoritarianism and proves convincingly that decentralization and authoritarianism can work hand in hand.
