Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes Af... [ PLUS • HANDBOOK ]

: State institutions, law enforcement, and tax authorities are weaponized against the opposition.

: Unfair economic conditions or blatantly stolen elections can trigger massive street protests that the regime cannot easily suppress without dropping its "democratic" mask. Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes Af...

: Maintains the appearance of democracy (elections, opposition parties) but strips away the fairness, creating highly predictable outcomes. : State institutions, law enforcement, and tax authorities

Competitive authoritarianism refers to a hybrid political system where democratic institutions exist in form but are heavily tilted in favor of the incumbents. : State institutions

: Forcing civil servants and business owners to support the ruling party to keep their jobs or government contracts.