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The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies

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Contrary to our stereotypical views, dictators often introduce elections in which they refrain from employing blatant electoral fraud. Why do electoral reforms happen in autocracies? Do these elections destabilize autocratic rule? The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box argues that strong auto...

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Main Author: Higashijima, Masaaki (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of Michigan Press 2022
Series:Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
Subjects:
Politics & government
Elections & referenda
Political structures: democracy
Asian history
election, autocracy, dictatorship, electoral fraud, electoral system, electoral reform, electoral manipulation, economic policy, political business cycles, fiscal policy, coup, protest, opposition, distributive politics, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, developing country, democratization, regime change, natural resource, oil, state capacity, dominant party, Nursultan Nazarbaev, Askar Akaev
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