Dominant Party Regimes and the Commitment Problem
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- 7 November 2008
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Comparative Political Studies
- Vol. 42 (4) , 501-526
Abstract
This article analyzes the formation of a stable dominant party in an authoritarian regime as a commitment problem between two sides: the ruler and other elites. After defining a dominant party regime and outlining the costs and benefits that such a regime entails for each side, the authors examine the efforts made in Russia to establish United Russia as a dominant party and argue that the Kremlin and regional elites have overcome their commitment problem through mutual investment in the United Russia party. In contrast to previous party-of-power projects, United Russia represents an equilibrium arrangement between the federal center and other political and economic elite actors.Keywords
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