Description: Discovering why autocrats may not be in total control
Review Quotes: "Revisiting classic works in comparative politics, the authors move beyond functionalist approaches to political institutions in dictatorships to explain when and how a broad range of these institutions develop a life of their own. Sharply written, this critical take demonstrates how the institutions that govern everyday interactions in dictatorships can become sources of frustration for the dictators themselves."--Joe Wright, Pennsylvania State University