Survival of political leadership

This thesis is focused on the question -of how authoritarian leaders remain in power. The main idea is that non-democratic leaders may use repression as a key electoral tool. Chapter 1 develops a model where an incumbent leader faces electoral competition from the opposition. The leader may seek to...

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Main Author: Nurmikko, Sanna
Published: University of Essex 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502135

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