Chapter 6

Question 1

Authoritarianism

Answer 1

A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public.

Question 2

Nondemocratic regime

Answer 2

A political regime that is controlled by a small group of individuals who exercise power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public.

Question 3

Totalitarianism

Answer 3

A nondemocratic regime that is highly centralized, possessing some form of strong ideology that seeks to transform and absorb fundamental aspects of a state, society, and the economy, using a wide array of institutions.

Question 4

Resource Curse

Answer 4

Theory of development in which the existence of natural resources in a given state is a barrier to modernization and democracy.

Question 5

Populism

Answer 5

A political view that does not have a consistent ideological foundation but that emphasizes hostility toward elites and established state and economic institutions and favors greater power in the hands of the public.

Question 6

Corporatism

Answer 6

A method of co-optation whereby authoritarian systems create or sanction a limited number of organizations to represent the interest of the public and restrict those not set up or approved by the state.

Question 7

Clientelism

Answer 7

A process whereby the state co-opts members of the public by providing specific benefits or favors to a single person or a small group in return for public support.

Question 8

Rent seeking

Answer 8

Privileged economic benefits mediated by political power.

Question 9

Kelptoctacy

Answer 9

“Rule by theft”, where those in power seek only to drain the state of assets and resources.

Question 10

Patrismonalism

Answer 10

A variant of clientelism whereby a ruler depends on a collection of supporters within the state who gain direct benefits in return for enforcing the ruler’s will.

Question 11

Bureaucratic authoritarianism

Answer 11

A system in which the state bureaucracy and the military share a belief that a technocratic leadership, focused on rational, objective, and technical expertise, can solve the problems of the country without public participation.

Question 12

Illiberal Regime

Answer 12

A regime where democratic institutions that rest on the rule of law are weakly institutionalized and poorly respected.