| Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and Its Demise in Mexico Contributor(s): Magaloni, Beatriz (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521862477 ISBN-13: 9780521862479 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: This book provides a theory of the logic of survival of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), one of the most resilient autocratic regimes in the twentieth century. An autocratic regime hid behind the facade of elections that were held with clockwise precision. Although their outcome was totally predictable, elections were not hollow rituals. The PRI made millions of ordinary citizens vest their interests in the survival of the autocratic regime. Voters could not simply throw the ???rascals out of office??? because their choices were constrained by a series of strategic dilemmas that compelled them to support the autocrats. The book also explores the factors that led to the demise of the PRI. The theory sheds light on the logic of ???electoral autocracies???, among the most common type of autocracy and is the only systematic treatment in the literature today dealing with this form of autocracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.272 |
| LCCN: 2006022357 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 314 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book provides a theory of the logic of survival of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), one of the most resilient autocratic regimes in the twentieth century. An autocratic regime hid behind the facade of elections that were held with clockwise precision. Although their outcome was totally predictable, elections were not hollow rituals. The PRI made millions of ordinary citizens vest their interests in the survival of the autocratic regime. Voters could not simply throw the "rascals out of office" because their choices were constrained by a series of strategic dilemmas that compelled them to support the autocrats. The book also explores the factors that led to the demise of the PRI. The theory sheds light on the logic of "electoral autocracies," among the most common type of autocracy today, and the factors that lead to the transformation of autocratic elections into democratic ones. This book is the only systematic treatment in the literature today dealing with this form of autocracy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Magaloni, Beatriz: - Beatriz Magaloni is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. |