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Democracy, dictatorship, and term limits / Alexander Baturo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baturo, Alexander.
- Series:
- New comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Case studies.
- Democracy.
- Dictatorship--Case studies.
- Dictatorship.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, MI : University of Michigan Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring the factors that lead some presidents to hold on to power beyond their term limits.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction: Term Limits and the New Caesarism""; ""2. Term Limits in Historical Perspective""; ""3. Continuismo in Comparison: From a Few More Years to a Presidency for Life""; ""4. The Costs and Benefits of Leaving Presidential Office""; ""5. The Stakes of Losing Office in Comparison""; ""6. Endogenous Term Limits: Statistical Analyses""; ""7. Personal Background of Presidents and Constitutional Compliance""; ""8. Effects of Presidential Term Limits""
- ""9. Conclusion: Presidentialism, Democracy, and Term Limits""""Appendix: Continuismo and Constitutions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-319) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472120239
- 0472120239
- OCLC:
- 871257297
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.4772634
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