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 political parties; and why a country's authoritarian past casts a long shadow over its prospects for democracy, as the unfolding events of the Arab Spring reveal. Svolik complements these and other historical case studies with the statistical analysis on institutions, leaders and ruling coalitions across dictatorships from 1946 to 2008.
發表於2025-02-25
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圖書標籤: 政治學 威權主義 比較政治 政治 獨裁政治 民主轉型 英文原版 比較政治學
威權主義的討論既繁,對知識的再結構化也就呼之欲齣,Svolik這本書正好起到這樣的作用,故而占據節點,廣受徵引。雖組織完備,但邏輯似嫌簡單,未得深透。倒是更欣賞他劃分民主/威權毫不妥協的二分法,有一點春鞦筆意方能不落庸俗,顯露精神。
評分2015
評分內容鞭闢入裏,發人深省,雖然看的不是很懂,但博弈論數學證明很厲害
評分教授大人實際上有要求我這個勉強過瞭綜閤考的人,暑假還要加強修煉,每個星期都從她那邊弄本書迴去精讀...
評分Great analysis
The Politics of Authoritarian Rule 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載