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Explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

Explains the theory of political survival, particularly in cases of dictators and despotic governments, arguing that political leaders seek to stay in power usi

This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions becaus