{"product_id":"the-political-economy-of-dictatorship-paperback-9780521794497","title":"The Political Economy of Dictatorship (Paperback) 9780521794497","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Political Economy of Dictatorship\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book uses rational choice theory to understand the behaviour of dictators.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRonald Wintrobe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521794497, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 September 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages, 34 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.613 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is an important book and essential reading for students of democratization, especially, but alas! not exclusively, the democratization  of authoritarian regimes.' Peter Calvert, University of Southampton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough much of the world still lives today, as always, under dictatorship, the behaviour of these regimes and of their leaders often appears irrational and mysterious. In The Political Economy of Dictatorship, Ronald Wintrobe uses rational choice theory to model dictatorships: their strategies for accumulating power, the constraints on their behavior, and why they are often more popular than is commonly accepted. The book explores both the politics and the economics of dictatorships, and the interaction between them. The questions addressed include: What determines the repressiveness of a regime? Can political authoritarianism be 'good' for the economy? After the fall, who should be held responsible for crimes against human rights? The book contains many applications, including chapters on Nazi Germany, Soviet Communism, South Africa under apartheid, the ancient Roman Empire and Pinochet's Chile. It also provides a guide to the policies which should be followed by the democracies towards dictatorships.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. The problem\u003cbr\u003e 2. The dictator's dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Equilibrium Political Repression: 3. The tinpot and the totalitarian\u003cbr\u003e 4. Tyranny and timocracy\u003cbr\u003e 5. A more general model\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Economics of Autocracy: 6. The economy of dictatorship\u003cbr\u003e 7. Redistribution and rent-seeking\u003cbr\u003e 8. Apartheid\u003cbr\u003e 9. The bureaucratic economy I: the model\u003cbr\u003e 10. The bureaucratic economy II: rise and fall\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Dynamics of Dictatorship: 11. Democracy in the inaction zone\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ethnic conflict and nationalism: from expressionism and futurism to kitsch\u003cbr\u003e 13. The simple economics of criminal bureaucratic responsibility\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Conclusion: 14. The machinery of dictatorship\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Political structures: totalitarianism \u0026amp; dictatorship [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structures: totalitarianism \u0026amp; dictatorship\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structures:%20totalitarianism%20\u0026amp;%20dictatorship%20%5BJPHX%5D%22\"\u003eJPHX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003618677016,"sku":"9780521794497","price":39.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521794497i_a6ad43b7-81ab-458e-8add-cea240a6fb09.jpg?v=1691368115","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-political-economy-of-dictatorship-paperback-9780521794497","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}