The problem of political calculation in autocracies
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Keywords
Autocracy; Authoritarian elections; Semi-authoritarian elections; Political calculation; Winning coalition; Political parties; Uncertainty; Entrepreneurial opportunity; D72; D83; B53;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- B53 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Austrian
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