| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 517 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Problems of international politics
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Problems of international politics.
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| Summary |
"Competitive authoritarian regimes - in which autocrats submit to meaningful multiparty elections but engage in serious democratic abuse - proliferated in the post-Cold War era. 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-491) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; I Introduction and Theory; II High Linkage and Democratization: Eastern Europe and the Americas; III The Dynamics of Competitive Authoritarianism in Low-Linkage Regions: The Former Soviet Union, Africa, and Asia; Appendix I: Measuring Competitive Authoritarianism and Authoritarian Stability; Appendix II: Measuring Leverage; Appendix III: Measuring Linkage; Appendix IV: Measuring Organizational Power; References; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Authoritarianism -- Case studies.
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Authoritarianism. |
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Case studies.
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Democratization -- Case studies.
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Democratization. |
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Political development -- Case studies.
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Political development. |
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Political stability -- Case studies.
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Political stability. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Way, Lucan, 1968-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Levitsky, Steven. Competitive authoritarianism. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521882521 (DLC) 2010005438 (OCoLC)537641161 |
| ISBN |
9780511902260 (electronic book) |
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0511902263 (electronic book) |
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9780521882521 (hardback) |
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0521882524 (hardback) |
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9780521709156 (paperback) |
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0521709156 (paperback) |
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9780511900686 |
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0511900686 |
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9780511781353 (electronic book) |
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0511781350 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
9786612771514 |
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