Chapter 10: Varieties of Dictatorship Flashcards

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The three main types of dictatorship

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Monarchic, military, and civilian

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The two different types of civilian dictatorships

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Personalist and dominant party

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The two fundamental problems with authoritarian rule

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Power-sharing and control

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Selectorary Theory

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The size of the country’s selectorate and the size of the winning coalition

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Selectorate

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Those with a say in selecting the leader

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Winning coalition

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Those in the selectorate whose support is essential for the leader to stay in office

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Large winning coalitions + large selectorates

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Democracies. Incentives to produce public goods. Leaders produce good government performance.

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Small winning coalitions + large selectorates

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Personalist and dominant-party. Incentives to provide private rewards to their winning coalition. Leaders produce poor government performance.

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Small winning coalitions + small selectorates

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Monarchic/military dictatorships. Produce middling levels of government performance.

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10
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Authoritarial power-sharing

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Dictators never rule alone, they rely on the support from keu groups and allies

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Authoritarian control

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The conflict that exists betwee nthe authoritarian elite and the masses over which it rules

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12
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What can happen when a dictator leaves office?

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1) Democratization
2) The same authoritarian regime may survive but under new leadership
3) Replaced by another authoritarian regime

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13
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Coups effect on democratization

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Can provide a “shock” to the system and leave behind competitive elections; but the most common outcome is the establishment of a new and more repressive form of authoritarian regime

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14
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Personality cults

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Designed to create citizen loyalty by producing false beliefs in the population

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The benefits of personality cults, for the dictator

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1) Hard for opposition groups to organize

2) Help the dictator gain a better handle on his level of societal support

3) Persuades some segments of society to become “true believers”

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16
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The disenfranchised

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Those residents who do not have a legal right to participate in choosing the government