Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Series and Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Series)
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Like the postcolonial world more generally, Southeast Asia exhibits tremendous variation in state capacity and authoritarian durability. Ordering Power draws on theoretical insights dating back to Thomas Hobbes to develop a unified framework for explaining both of these political outcomes. States are especially strong and dictatorships especially durable when they have their origins in 'protection pacts': broad elite coalitions unified by shared support...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521165458
ISBN13:9780521165457
Release Date:August 2010
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:346 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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