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| A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. |
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| Bureaucratic Authoritarianism |
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| A system in which the state bureaucracy & the military share a belief that a technocratic leadership, focused on rational, objective, & technical expertise, can solve the problems of the country without public participation. |
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| A process whereby the state co-opts members of the public by providing specific benefits or favors to a single person or a small group in return for public support. |
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| A method of co-optation whereby authoritarian systems create or sanction a limited number of organizations to represent the interests of the public & restrict those not set up or approved by the state. |
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| Rule by an elected leadership through procedures of questionable democratic legitimacy. |
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| "Rule by theft," where those in power seek only to drain the state of assets & resources. |
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| A political regime that is controlled by a small group of individuals who exercise power over the whole state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. |
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| An arrangement whereby a ruler depends on a collection of supporters within the state who gain direct benefits in return for enforcing the ruler's will. |
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| A political view that does not have a consistent ideological foundation, but that emphasizes hostility toward elites & established state & economic institutions & favors greater power in the hands of the public. |
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| Theory of development in which the existence of natural resources in a given state is a barrier to modernization & democracy. |
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| A nondemocratic regime that is highly centralized, possessing some form of strong ideology that seeks to transform & absorb fundamental aspects of state, society, & the economy, using a wide array of institutions. |
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