Chapter 8 Concepts

Question 1

A political system in which a small group of individuals exercise power ever the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public

Answer 1

Authoritarianism

Question 2

A system in which the state bureaucracy and the military share a belief that a technocratic leadership, focused on rationale, objective, and technical expertise, can solve the problems of the country without public participation

Answer 2

Bureaucratic Authoritarianism

Question 3

A process whereby the state co - opts members of the public by providing specific benefits or favors to a single person or small group in return for public support

Answer 3

Clientelism

Question 4

A method of co - optation whereby authoritarian systems create or sanction a limited number of organizations to represent the interests of the public and restrict those not set up or approved by the state

Answer 4

Corporatism

Question 5

A regime where democratic institutions that rest on the rule of law are weakly institutionalized and poorly respected

Answer 5

Iliberal Regime

Question 6

“Rule by theft” where those in power seek only to drain the state of assets and resources

Answer 6

Kleptocracy

Question 7

A political regime that is controlled by a small group of individuals who exercise power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public

Answer 7

Nondemocratic Regime

Question 8

An arrangement whereby a ruler depends on a collection of supporters within the state who gain direct benefits in return for enforcing the ruler’s will

Nigeria operates primarily off of this __________ type of system.

Answer 8

Patrimonialism

Question 9

A political view that does not have a consistent ideological foundation, but that emphasizes hostility toward elites and established state and economic institutions and favors greater power in the hands of the public

Answer 9

Populism

Question 10

A process in which political leaders essentially rent out parts of the state to their patrons, who as a result control public goods, that would otherwise be distributed in a nonpolitical manner

Answer 10

Rent Seeking

Question 11

Theory of development in which the existence of natural resources in a given state is a barrier to modernization and democracy

Answer 11

Resource Curse

Question 12

A non democratic regime that is highly centralized, possessing some form of strong ideology that seeks to transform and absorb fundamental aspects of state, society, and the economy, using a wide array of institutions

Answer 12

Totalitarianism