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Although much of the world still lives today, as always, under dictatorship, the behaviour of these regimes and of their leaders often appears irrational and mysterious. In The Political Economy of Dictatorship, Ronald Wintrobe uses rational choice theory to model dictatorships: their strategies for accumulating power, the constraints on their behavior, and why they are often more popular than is commonly accepted. The book explores both the politics and the economics of dictatorships, and the interaction between them. The questions addressed include: What determines the repressiveness of a regime? Can political authoritarianism be 'good' for the economy? After the fall, who should be held responsible for crimes against human rights? The book contains many applications, including chapters on Nazi Germany, Soviet Communism, South Africa under apartheid, the ancient Roman Empire and Pinochet's Chile. It also provides a guide to the policies which should be followed by the democracies towards dictatorships.

Political systems --- Economics --- Dictatorship. --- Rational choice theory. --- Economic development. --- 338.22 --- 330.34 --- 338 --- Economische organisatieleer. Economisch beleid. Economische politiek --- Economische ontwikkeling. Regionale economische ontwikkeling --- Economische situatie. Economische structuur van bepaalde landen en gebieden. Economische geografie. Economische produktie.economische produkten. Economische diensten --- 338 Economische situatie. Economische structuur van bepaalde landen en gebieden. Economische geografie. Economische produktie.economische produkten. Economische diensten --- 330.34 Economische ontwikkeling. Regionale economische ontwikkeling --- 338.22 Economische organisatieleer. Economisch beleid. Economische politiek --- Dictatorship --- Economic development --- Rational choice theory --- Social choice --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economic policy --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- Absolutism --- Autocracy --- Tyranny --- Authoritarianism --- Despotism --- Totalitarianism --- Business, Economy and Management

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In this work the authors present a general theory of bureaucracy and use it to explain behaviour in large organizations and to explain what determines efficiency in both governments and business corporations. The theory uses the methods of standard neoclassical economic theory. It relies on two central principles: that members of an organization trade with one another and that they compete with one another. Authority, which is the basis for conventional theories of bureaucracy, is given a role, despite reliance on the idea of trade between bureaucracies. It is argued, however, that bureaucracies cannot operate efficiently on the basis of authority alone. Exchange between bureaucrats is hampered because promises are not enforceable. So trust and loyalty between members of bureaucratic networks play an important part. The authors find that vertical networks promote efficiency while horizontal ones impede it.

Organization theory --- Bureaucracy --- Business, Economy and Management --- Economics --- Bureaucracy. --- Interorganizational relations --- Political science --- Public administration --- Organizational sociology

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Microeconomics --- Administration fédérale --- Autorités fédérales --- Besluitvorming --- Besluitvormingsanalyse --- Besluitvormingsprocessen --- Competition --- Concurrence --- Concurrentie --- Coordination des politiques entre gouvernement fédéral et États fédérés --- Deciding --- Decision analysis --- Decision making --- Decision processes --- Decision-making --- Division des pouvoirs entre gouvernement fédéral et États fédérés --- Division of powers --- Décision [Prise de ] --- Décision [Théorie de la ] --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- Economic policy --- Economisch beleid --- Economische politiek --- Federal government --- Federal government -- Law and legislation --- Federal state --- Federal systems --- Federal-provincial relations --- Federal-state relations --- Federale regering --- Federale regeringsvorm --- Federale staat --- Federale staat -- Recht en wetgeving --- Federalism --- Federalisme --- Fédéral [Gouvernement ] --- Fédéralisme --- Gouvernement central (État fédéral) --- Gouvernement fédéral --- Gouvernement fédéral -- Droit et législation --- Gouvernement représentatif --- Harmonisation des politiques entre gouvernement fédéral et États fédérés --- Making decisions --- Management decisions --- Management--Beslissingen --- Management--Besluitvorming --- Management--Decision making --- Mededinging --- National planning --- Parlementarisme --- Parliamentary government --- Political representation --- Politiek [Economische ] --- Politique économique --- Pouvoir fédéral --- Pouvoirs [Division des ] entre gouvernement fédéral et États fédérés --- Prise de décision --- Relations gouvernement fédéral-États fédérés --- Relations États fédérés-gouvernement fédéral --- Representation --- Representative government and representation --- Self-government --- State planning --- Système fédéral --- Théorie de la décision --- Volksvertegenwoordiging --- État fédéral --- États fédérés et gouvernement fédéral --- 338.22 --- Economische organisatieleer. Economisch beleid. Economische politiek --- 338.22 Economische organisatieleer. Economisch beleid. Economische politiek --- Constitutional history --- Constitutional law --- Political science --- Democracy --- Elections --- Republics --- Suffrage --- Powers, Division of --- Provincial-federal relations --- State-federal relations --- Central-local government relations --- Decentralization in government --- Economics --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy --- Decision (Psychology) --- Management --- Choice (Psychology) --- Problem solving --- Competition (Economics) --- Competitiveness (Economics) --- Economic competition --- Commerce --- Conglomerate corporations --- Covenants not to compete --- Industrial concentration --- Monopolies --- Open price system --- Supply and demand --- Trusts, Industrial --- Law and legislation --- Economic aspects

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Robert (Bob) Andrew Young (1950-2017) was Canada Research Chair in Multilevel Governance at the University of Western Ontario and one of Canada's most distinguished political scientists. In Across Boundaries Young's former colleagues and students bring together contributions from his extensive network. These essays speak to Young's legacy while providing new insight into research in multilevel governance, secession, and political economy.

Central-local government relations. --- Federal government. --- Political science.