1st Edition
State Capacity, Economic Control, and Authoritarian Elections
By Merete Seeberg
Copyright 2018
208 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
384 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Although the phenomenon of authoritarian elections has been a focal point for the literature on authoritarian institutions for more than a decade, our understanding of the effect of authoritarian elections is still limited. Combining evidence from cross-national studies with studies on selected cases relying on recent field work, this book suggests a solution to the "paradox of authoritarian... Read more
1. The Puzzle of Authoritarian Elections 2. Authoritarian Capacities and Regime Stabilization through Elections 3. State Capacity and the Effect of Elections in Authoritarian Regimes 4. Economic Control and the Effect of Elections in Authoritarian Regimes 5. State Capacity, Economic Control, and Two Divergent Elections in Malaysia and the Philippines 6. Electoral Ups and Downs, State Capacity and Economic Control in Zimbabwe 7. Conclusion: Authoritarian Elections, Capacities, and Regime Stability
Biography
Merete Bech Seeberg is Assitant Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark.
