Multiparty Elections In Authoritarian Regimes: Explaining Their Introduction And Effects (studien Zur Neuen Politischen Ökonomie)

Susanne Michalik analyzes why authoritarian regimes allow for multiparty elections and how they affect political outcomes. Even though their introduction rarely leads to a change in power, such elections should not be regarded as mere window-dressing. She argues that competitive elections are installed to deal with a split among the incumbent elite and to facilitate the formation of a new ruling coalition. In a cross-national study the author finds that elections matter and the ruling party does more than just manipulate election results in order to be reelected. Incumbents provide a mix of public goods and targeted public goods depending on the level of electoral competition they are experiencing. The outcome of authoritarian multiparty elections in the form of the legislature's party composition also has an effect on the regime's international relations in the form of foreign aid allocation. Contents The Introduction of Multiparty Elections in Authoritarian Regimes Authoritarian Multiparty Elections: Boon or Bane for Public Policies? Foreign Aid for Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of political science and economics Journalists, diplomats, international cooperation workers The Author Susanne Michalik is working as a researcher at the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) Susanne Michalik analyzes why authoritarian regimes allow for multiparty elections and how they affect political outcomes. Even though their introduction rarely leads to a change in power, such elections should not be regarded as mere window-dressing. She argues that competitive elections are installed to deal with a split among the incumbent elite and to facilitate the formation of a new ruling coalition. In a cross-national study the author finds that elections matter and the ruling party does more than just manipulate election results in order to be reelected. Incumbents provide a mix of public goods and targeted public goods depending on the level of electoral competition they are experiencing. The outcome of authoritarian multiparty elections in the form of the legislature's party composition also has an effect on the regime's international relations in the form of foreign aid allocation.-- Provided by publisher 3.1 Defining Authoritarian Regimes3.2 Measuring Authoritarian Regimes; 3.3 Legislative Elections in Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes; 4 The Introduction of Multiparty Elections inAuthoritarian Regimes; 4.1 Political Reforms in the Literature; 4.1.1 Revolutionary Threat; 4.1.2 Divisions within the Ruling Elite; 4.2 Modeling the Introduction of Multiparty Elections; 4.2.1 The Theoretical Argument in Words; 4.2.2 The Game - Theoretic Model; 4.2.3 Analysis of the Authoritarian Coalition Termination Game; 4.2.4 Empirical Implications; 4.3 Econometric Representation of the Model 4.4 Research Design4.4.1 Independent Variables; 4.4.2 Dependent Variables; 4.5 Introducing Multiparty Elections; 4.6 Case Studies; 4.6.1 Egypt 1976; 4.6.2 Kenya 1992; 4.7 Conclusion; 5 Authoritarian Multiparty Elections: Boon or Bane for Public Policies?; 5.1 Accountability in Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes; 5.2 Electoral Competition and the Provision of Public Goods; 5.3 Research Design; 5.3.1 Data; 5.3.2 The Endogeneity of Electoral Competition; 5.3.3 Instrumenting for Electoral Competition; 5.4 Electoral Competition and Health Care Expenditure 5.4.1 Electoral Competition and Public Policies5.4.2 Alternative Specifications; 5.4.3 Discussion; 5.5 Conclusion; 6 Foreign Aid for Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes; 6.1 Recipient Institutions in the Literature; 6.2 Buying Policy Concessions; 6.3 Research Design; 6.4 Foreign Aid to Different Regime Types; 6.5 Foreign Aid to Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes; 6.6 Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; 7.1 Implications for the Study of Institutions; 7.2 Clientelism; 7.3 Party Development; 7.4 Transitions from Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes; Appendix Front Matter....Pages 1-12 Introduction....Pages 13-22 Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes in the Literature....Pages 23-32 Measuring Authoritarian Regimes with Multiparty Elections....Pages 33-45 The Introduction of Multiparty Elections in Authoritarian Regimes....Pages 47-84 Authoritarian Multiparty Elections: Boon or Bane for Public Policies?....Pages 85-110 Foreign Aid for Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes....Pages 111-131 Conclusion....Pages 133-140 Back Matter....Pages 141-160 A1 Episodes of Authoritarian Government Analyzed in Chapter 4A2 Episodes of Authoritarian Government with Multiparty ElectionsAnalyzed in Chapter 5; A3 Recipients Analyzed in Chapter 6, Tables 13-15; A4 Donors Analyzed in Chapter 6, Tables 13-15; A5 Recipients Analyzed in Chapter 6, Tables 16 and 17; A6 Donors Analyzed in Chapter 6, Tables 16 and 17; References