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Patronal Politics

Paperback • 2014 • English

Patronal Politics

By Henry E. Hale

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This book proposes a new way of understanding events throughout the world that are usually interpreted as democratization, rising authoritarianism, or revolution. Where the rule of law is weak and corruption pervasive, what may appear to be democratic or authoritarian breakthroughs are often just regular, predictable phases in longer-term cyclic dynamics - patronal politics. This is shown through in-depth narratives of the post-1991 political history of all post-Soviet polities that are not in t...Show more

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9781107423138

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

Patronal Politics

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Paperback

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