Autocratic Transitions and Growth [PDF]
In this paper we use a transparent statistical methodology – synthetic control methods – to implement data-driven comparative studies about the impact of autocratic transition on real per capita GDP.
Roberto Ricciuti, Tommaso Nannicini
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Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from Autocratic Argentina
American Journal of Political Science, 2019 : Autocrats depend on a capable secret police. Anecdotal evidence, however, often characterizes agents as surprisingly mediocre in skill and intellect. To explain this puzzle, this article focuses on the career incentives underachieving individuals face ...
Adam Scharpf, Christian Gläßel
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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Democracy as a Middle Ground: A Uni…ed Theory of Development and Political Regimes [PDF]
A large literature documents that autocratic regimes have not, on average, outperformed democratic regimes, although they do display greater variance in economic performance.
Larsson, Anna, Parente, Stephen
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Has EU Enlargement Been, and Will It Continue to Be, a Success? An Evaluation of EU Enlargement's Effects on Policies Pursued by Candidate Countries [PDF]
, 2010 In this paper, I discuss whether enlargement has been a successful external policy of the European Union (EU). In particular, I evaluate the policy’s success based on its effects on the policies candidate countries have pursued. I argue that the prospect
Hlavac, Marek
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The latent characteristics that structure autocratic rule
Political Science Research and Methods, 2019 Research on autocratic regimes in comparative politics and international relations often uses categorical typologies of autocratic regimes to distinguish among different forms of autocracy.
Joseph G Wright
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Is democracy under threat? Why belief in conspiracy theories predicts autocratic attitudes
European Journal of Social Psychology, 2023 K. Papaioannou +2 more
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Journal of Politics, 2019 In dominant-party regimes, party cadres’ participation in decision making constrains dictators from arbitrarily changing policy. Dominant-party regimes are also better at mobilizing supporters in exchange for extensive patronage.
C. Bodea +2 more
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A kleptocrat's survival guide : autocratic longevity in the face of civil conflict [PDF]
Autocratic regimes are quite often short-lived kleptocracies formed and maintained through force and used to appropriate wealth from subjects. Some of these autocracies collapse after only a year or two of plundering while others manage to survive for 15
Milante, Gary
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Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Dan Stress Kerja Terhadap Keinginan Karyawan Untuk Keluar Pada Toko Buku Togamas Surakarta [PDF]
, 2018 This study aims to determine the effect of autocratic leadership style variable to the employee's desire to come out at the togamas shop of Surakarta, to know the effect of work stress variable to the employee's desire to come out at the togamas bookshop
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