Multiparty elections in authoritarian regimes [electronic resource] : explaining their introduction and effects / Susanne Michalik.

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Multiparty elections in authoritarian regimes [electronic resource] : explaining their introduction and effects / Susanne Michalik.

9783658095116 electronic book
3658095113 electronic book
9783658095109

Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2015.

English

1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : illustrations.

10.1007/978-3-658-09511-6 doi

JC480

320.53

Susanne Michalik analyzes why authoritarian regimes allow for multiparty elections and how they affect political outcomes. Even though their introduction rarely leads to a change in power, such elections should not be regarded as mere window-dressing. She argues that competitive elections are installed to deal with a split among the incumbent elite and to facilitate the formation of a new ruling coalition. In a cross-national study the author finds that elections matter and the ruling party does more than just manipulate election results in order to be reelected. Incumbents provide a mix of public goods and targeted public goods depending on the level of electoral competition they are experiencing. The outcome of authoritarian multiparty elections in the form of the legislature{u2019}s party composition also has an effect on the regime{u2019}s international relations in the form of foreign aid allocation. Contents The Introduction of Multiparty Elections in Authoritarian Regimes Authoritarian Multiparty Elections: Boon or Bane for Public Policies? Foreign Aid for Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of political science and economics Journalists, diplomats, international cooperation workers The Author Susanne Michalik is working as a researcher at the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

"Dissertation University of Mannheim, 2013."

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