The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
- ISBN-10
- 161039044X
- ISBN-13
- 9781610390446
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 319
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-27
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Authors
- Alastair Smith, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Description
Explains the theory of political survival, particularly in cases of dictators and despotic governments, arguing that political leaders seek to stay in power using any means necessary, most commonly by attending to the interests of certain coalitions.
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- 2012-06
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- Paperback
- Randall Wood
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- 2011-09-27
- 352 pages
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