Sultanistic regimes
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Sultanistic regimes
Johns Hopkins University Press, c1998
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"Based on a workshop held at the Center for International Affairs of Harvard University in June 1990"--Acknowledgments
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-276) and index
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ISBN 9780801856938
Description
Authoritarian governments are often based, not on ideology, nor a leader's personal mission or charisma, but simply on raw power sustained by fear of punishment and hope of reward. Such regimes are identified by the authors of this study as "sultanistic". The life span of these regimes is limited, and they tend to fall under chaotic circumstances which are unfavourable to democratic transition. Under such conditions, corruption reigns at all levels of society. This text identifies common characteristics of such regimes, comparing them to totalitarian and authoritarian forms of government, and tracing common patterns for their genesis and demise. The text examines such regimes as the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Nicaragua and the Philippines. It explores their political economy and the circumstances under which they may fall victim to revolution. The authors then offer country studies which test the model developed in the first part of the book against the real-life experiences of governments in six nations.
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pbk. ISBN 9780801856945
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Sultanistic regimes, as Juan Linz describes them, are authoritarian regimes based on personal ideology and personal favor to maintain the autocrat in power; there is little ideological basis for the rule except personal power. This volume of essays studies important sultantistic regimes in the Domanican Republic, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, and the Philippines. Part one contains two comparative essays, which discuss common characteristics of sultanistic regimes, compare them to totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, and trace common patterns for these regimes' rise and fall. Chehabi and Linz argue that sultanistic regimes do not offer favorable transitions to democracy, no matter what the person in power says. Part two applies Linz's model to country studies.
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