Despite talk of the 'triumph of democracy', much of the world is still ruled by political or military dictatorships. Paul Brooker provides a comprehensive assessment of the nature of authoritarian regimes, their changing character inthe 21st Century world, and the main theoretical explanations of their incidence, character and performance. INDICE: Introduction - Theoretical Approaches - Monarchical and Personal Rule - Military Rule - One-Party Rule - Consolidation, Legitimacy and Control -Parties and Performance - Democratization and the Demise of Dictatorship - Semi-dictatorships and Semidemocracies - The Future of Non-Democratic Regimes -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-20275-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 15/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés