2. The Origins of Executive Authority

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations and Acronyms xiii
5. Introduction. Changing to Stay the Same 1
6. 1. Debating Authoritarianism 28
7. 2. The Origins of Executive Authority 47
8. 3. Adaptation and Elite Co-optation 79
9. 4. Adaptation and Nonelite Co-optation 120
10. 5. The 2011 Uprisings and the Future of Autocratic Adaptation 156
11. Notes 179
12. References 201
13. Index 219