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coup trap: a standalone construct

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Comparative politics

the pattern in which a coup makes further coups more likely, especially in poor countries.

In comparative politics, coup trap refers to the pattern in which a coup makes further coups more likely, especially in poor countries. This meaning comes from Londregan (1990) in World Politics.[1]

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References

Londregan, J. B., & Poole, K. T. (1990). Poverty, the Coup Trap, and the Seizure of Executive Power. World Politics, 42(2), 151-183. https://doi.org/10.2307/2010462

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