The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box : Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies - 9780472075317

Explores how dictators design elections and what consequences those elections have on political order. The book argues that strong autocrats who can effectively garner popular support through extensive economic distribution become less dependent on coercive electioneering strategies.

• | : Masaaki Higashijima
• | Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 07, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 366 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0472075314
• | ISBN-13: 9780472075317