Despite the much-vaunted "triumph of democracy," much of the world's population continues to live under political or military dictatorships. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the modern non-democratic regimes that, in the form of fascist, communist, and military dictatorships, have dominated much of the 20th century and still play a major role in world affairs. The book explores why these regimes emerge, how they consolidate their positions by seeking legitimacy, how they make policies and implement them, and whether they are effective promoters of economic growth or economic reform.
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Paul Brooker is Lecturer in Politics at Victoria University of Wellington.
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An excellent review of non-democratic regimes,
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This book gives the reader an excellent coverage of all types and subtypes of non-democratic regimes.It is ideal for scholars and students who already have a basic knowledge of military ,party or personalist dictatorships.I was looking for a book on this field for a lot of time and i must admit that it covered me 100%.
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Non-Democratic Regimes:Theory, Government and Politics,
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A very comprehensive look at non-democratic regimes. The text covers almost every aspect/characteristic of non-democratic regimes, drawing on a huge range of scholars. It is rather like looking at a complete jigsaw puzzle, the reader is able to see the entire picture, rather than having a few pieces and needing to go and source the rest. The text is not just theory, but draws on concrete cases to back up the examples, and also employs many useful tables and exhibits. Although it is relatively easy to read, I would not recommend the book for people who do not have any background knowledge of dictatorship, but more for scholars and students, in addition to those who possess an interest and general knowledge in the subject. The author is a lecturer in Politics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; and has written two other books on dictatorship. If you want to buy a comprehensive book on non-democratic regimes, which you will be able to refer to time and time again, then this is for you.
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Paul Brooker's Non-Democratic Regimes: Theory, Government and Politics reads like an extended literature review of non-democratic regimes. It is an extremely useful introduction to the field and literature on totalitarian and authoritarian governments. Brooker clearly outlines the major types of authoritarian regime (party, military, and personalist), as well as "subspecies" within each. He then discusses various issues arising with such regimes, including gaining power, maintaining control, and transitions to democracy. Within each chapter, he is careful to differentiate between the various types of regimes and point out similarities. As far as I can tell, Brooker never proposes any new theory or framework in this book, but that's just as well as his book fills a gap in the literature. Overall, you can't do much better if you want an overview of non-democratic regimes.Just one note: there is a slightly revised version of this book, available at Non-Democratic Regimes: Second Edition.
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Although there are no widely recognised general theories of non-democratic government, there are many theories of such particular forms of non-democratic government as totalitarianism, authoritarianism, communism and fascism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
personalist ruler, misappropriate power, pacted type, powerful personal position, extrication pact, personal misappropriation, personalist government, factional coup, democratic disguise, limited democratisation, full democratisation, praetorian society, dictated transition, hegemonic party system, regional explanations, corporate coup, personalist regime, personalist dictatorship, party dictatorships, electoral method, pacted transition, strong leadership position, civilian opponents, electoral option, ruler type Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Latin America, Third World, Eastern Europe, Nazi Germany, Saddam Hussein, North Korea, Central Committee, East European, Middle East, South American, Fascist Italy, General Secretary, Van de Walle, East Asian, Ivory Coast, First World War, Central Asian, Party Congress, Chamber of Deputies, Chief of the Government, East Germany, Five-Year Plan, General Franco, Italian Fascist New!
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Although there are no widely recognised general theories of non-democratic government, there are many theories of such particular forms of non-democratic government as totalitarianism, authoritarianism, communism and fascism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
personalist ruler, misappropriate power, pacted type, powerful personal position, extrication pact, personal misappropriation, personalist government, factional coup, democratic disguise, limited democratisation, full democratisation, praetorian society, dictated transition, hegemonic party system, regional explanations, corporate coup, personalist regime, personalist dictatorship, party dictatorships, electoral method, pacted transition, strong leadership position, civilian opponents, electoral option, ruler type Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Soviet Union, Latin America, Third World, Eastern Europe, Nazi Germany, Saddam Hussein, North Korea, Central Committee, East European, Middle East, South American, Fascist Italy, General Secretary, Van de Walle, East Asian, Ivory Coast, First World War, Central Asian, Party Congress, Chamber of Deputies, Chief of the Government, East Germany, Five-Year Plan, General Franco, Italian Fascist New!
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- Transitions from Authoritarian Rule, Vol. 4: Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain Democracies by Guillermo O'Donnell in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Third Wave by Samuel P. Huntington on page 188, and Back Matter
- Elections without choice by Guy Hermet in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- New States, New Politics: Building the Post-Soviet Nations by Ian Bremmer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- SOVIET ECONOMIC SYSTEM 3E PB by Nove in Back Matter
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- Political Science, Fourth Edition (Comparative Government and Politics) by Rod Hague in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Governance and Politics of China (Comparative Government and Politics) by Anthony Saich in Front Matter
- The Government and Politics of France, Third Edition (Comparative Government and Politics) by Anne Stevens in Front Matter
- Russia Transformed: Developing Popular Support for a New Regime by Richard Rose in Back Matter
- Politics: Second Edition by Andrew Heywood on page 396
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