POLI 3424 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Radical Change, Why Nations Fail, Clientelism
11 Nov 2020
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The elites can do what they want when they want. May create laws that are harmful to the rest of the population. Participation, effective use of talent and skill, choice. Recede from power usually after negotiations with the public or some type of party. Has elections, but is able to manipulate the vote, voters, rules, etc. No competition - you know before the election who is going to win. More people involved than in a military regime and personalist regime. No institution backing them up (military has hierarchy, single party has party rules) Even when we do see regime change, we often don"t see the type of institution actually change (these are all still extractive) Someone stepped down and was put on trial for war crimes (sentenced to 50 years in prison) Another person stepped down and ended up in exile (not allowed to live in his country anymore)
