Economic Crisis, Natural Resources, and Irregular Leader Removal in Autocracies
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DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqz006
Abstract: Why do autocratic leaders escape revolution, coups, and assassination during times of economic crisis? I argue that the spike in natural resource revenues since the 1960s has increased autocratic crisis resilience. The availability of this… read more here.
Keywords: leader removal; irregular leader; economic crisis; crisis ... See more keywords