Board #41 - State Structure, Economic Management, and Authoritarian-led Democratization: Comparing Mexico’s PRI and South Korea

• In Event: 75-309 - Poster Session: How Do Authoritarian Governments Use Political Institutions to Retain Power?

Brief Overview

How does state structure shape whether strong ruling parties pursue proactive or reactive democratic reform? Comparing Mexico’s PRI and South Korea, I argue that Weberian states enable proactive reform; patrimonial states engage in reactive reform.

Author

• Benjamin Gunther, James Madison College Michigan State University