Authoritarian Elite Splits. How a Risk Scenario Improves Human Development in Authoritarian Regimes

• In Event: JSS 11
  In JSS Session: Political Responses to Crisis

Brief Overview

Why do some authoritarian regimes improve human development? I argue that the splits in the authoritarian elite may improve human development because of the risk scenario of losing power, since the elite could seek to overthrow the leader.

Author

• Edwin Atilano Robles, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics