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      State Capacity, Economic Control, and Authoritarian Elections
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      State Capacity, Economic Control, and Authoritarian Elections

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      State Capacity, Economic Control, and Authoritarian Elections

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      State Capacity, Economic Control, and Authoritarian Elections book

      ByMerete Bech Seeberg
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2018
      eBook Published 16 March 2018
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315473413
      Pages 384
      eBook ISBN 9781315473413
      Subjects Politics & International Relations
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      Seeberg, M.B. (2018). State Capacity, Economic Control, and Authoritarian Elections (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315473413

      ABSTRACT

      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 elections". Rather than focusing on authoritarian elections as a uniform phenomenon, it focuses on the differing conditions under which authoritarian elections occur. It demonstrates that the capacities available to authoritarian rulers shape the effect of elections and high levels of state capacity and control over the economy increase the probability that authoritarian multi-party elections will stabilize the regime. Where these capacities are limited, the regime is more likely to succumb in the face of elections. The findings imply that although multi-party competition and state strength may be important prerequisites for democracy, they can under some circumstances obstruct democratization by preventing the demise of dictatorships.

      This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of democratization, and to those who study autocracy and electoral authoritarianism, as well as comparative politics more broadly.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|34 pages

      The puzzle of authoritarian elections

      chapter 2|38 pages

      Authoritarian capacities and regime stabilization through elections

      chapter 3|26 pages

      State capacity and the effect of elections in authoritarian regimes

      chapter 4|16 pages

      Economic control and the effect of elections in authoritarian regimes

      chapter 5|18 pages

      State capacity, economic control, and two divergent elections in Malaysia and the Philippines

      chapter 6|34 pages

      Electoral ups and downs, state capacity, and economic control in Zimbabwe

      chapter 7|15 pages

      Conclusion

      Authoritarian elections, capacities, and regime stability
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