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democracy-dictatorship classification: a standalone construct

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Comparative politics

a dichotomous regime measure coding a country democratic only if executive and legislature are contested and incumbents have lost power through elections.

In comparative politics, democracy-dictatorship classification refers to a dichotomous regime measure coding a country democratic only if executive and legislature are contested and incumbents have lost power through elections. This meaning comes from Cheibub (2009) in Public Choice.[1]

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References

Cheibub, J. A., Gandhi, J., & Vreeland, J. R. (2009). Democracy and dictatorship revisited. Public Choice, 143(1-2), 67-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-009-9491-2

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