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050 00 $aJC495$b.G36 2008
082 00 $a321.9$222
100 1 $aGandhi, Jennifer,$d1975-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008041952
245 10 $aPolitical institutions under dictatorship /$cJennifer Gandhi.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2008.
300 $axxiv, 232 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-213) and indexes.
505 00 $g1.$tThe world of dictatorial institutions -- $g2.$tThree illustrative cases -- $g3.$tUse of institutions to co-opt -- $g4.$tInstitutions and policies under dictatorship -- $g5.$tInstitutions and outcomes under dictatorship -- $g6.$tInstitutions and the survival of dictators -- $g7.$tConclusion -- $g8.$tCodebook of variables.
520 1 $a"Often dismissed as window dressing, nominally democratic institutions, such as legislatures and political parties, play an important role in nondemocratic regimes. In a comprehensive cross-national study of all nondemocratic states from 1946 to 2002 that examines the political uses of these institutions by dictators, Jennifer Gandhi finds that legislative and partisan institutions are an important component in the operation and survival of authoritarian regimes. She examines how and why these institutions are useful to dictatorships in maintaining power. In their efforts to neutralize threats to their power and to solicit cooperation from society, autocratic leaders use these institutions to organize concessions to potential opposition. The use of legislatures and parties to co-opt opposition results in significant institutional effects on policies and outcomes under dictatorship."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aDictatorship$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aDictatorship$vCase studies.
650 0 $aPolitical parties.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104371
650 0 $aLegislative bodies.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85075807
852 00 $bleh$hJC495$i.G36 2008