Description
Alexander Baturo tracks adherence to and defiance of presidential term limits in all types of regimes around the world since 1960. Drawing on original data collection and fieldwork to investigate the factors that encourage playing by or manipulating the rules, he asks what is at stake for the chief executive if he relinquishes office. Baturo finds that the income-generating capacity of political office in states where rent-seeking is prevalent, as well as concerns over future immunity and status, determine whether or not an executive attempts to retain power beyond the mandated period.
Democracy, Dictatorship, and Term Limits will appeal to scholars of democratisation and executive power as well as political theorists.
About the Author
Alexander Baturo is Lecturer in International Relations at Dublin City University, Ireland, and a member of the Centre for International Studies.
Book Information
ISBN 9780472119318
Author Alexander Baturo
Format Hardback
Page Count 360
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 710g