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    chapter 4 Authoritarianism in Government and Politics Tate dcaissince te et Word Wart governmcnsinEtand Souther Aa” have wresed wih omidabl aay ofinteral aneserl challenges sno si ing tht some dpe of auortarnam is chracteriscof ach ofthe, what ver outward fom the gonemment takes oof clog i proclaims. For the Iederl conte fed fom clon contn, te cet eallenges hve beet inaugurate set-gverament, to rest unweome neerence ne fs Uy te former imperil power o other foegn sates, o win and bad the loo heir peopl, to meet poplar expeaon of improved ring conden, ane n- Combes verywhere—0 cep theses in ofc "othe counties that hadnt been olenies~Thaland pan, and semicolons China—ihe end of Word Wael aso brown chlleges. alan’ goverment needed to recover nematnaly from the burden of ving ied with he loser in the wa Japan aed the supensn oft soveregaydatog ot yas of Amen xcopaton at well athe economic dcrastaton cused oth by Aled bombing and the los oft empie Chins underwent poli and econo evolution begin, in 1949and he new communis government athe ob of uldig sci onthe rast bythe an apacse and ci was andi lel bet neato x ‘ronment Reunion became a goa or China forthe thrid sas, Ko ‘evand Vena, pariioned a consequence ofthe Une SatesSovet conic. we fstornrd tough te years sie indepen, ages of ove ment and polis in Eas and Southeast fia tnd out Ce. Ones that mem ‘Westerns inatons appear ohae been aopted by most ofthe counts the govemmena sructures of gate, presents and pine minister cabints fever, and dca ex, and elects, poli pres interest raps and me- dia, which nthe West eve sth veces for pou parchation ithe poli proces aso exst But—and ere the pandxthe second feature that alo he 103 108 4 / AUTHORTARUWISUIN COVERXMENT AND POLITICS postcolonial politcal systems are o some degree authoritarian, wheter under cv {anor miliary rl, communist or oncommunst or anticommunis. So the central premise ofthis chzprers that, despite the appearance of modern ‘sitions of democratic governaen, heresy that hose nsttions ae the f+ ‘ade behind which the few conto the levers of power over the many and the many lack the means ofthe wil 10 bold the rulers accounable. Authodaranisn, ke democracy, licks a precise, widely agreed upon definition, and there are gradations in bh. Some governments are more “democratic” than others, some governments are more “authoritarian than others a the bower erween the lest authoritarian regime an the east democratic on sno an useable chasm. In our view, the distinguishing churacersic of auboritaranism isthe absence of eal competition fo pola power, the outcome decided by electoral contention ‘between opposing groups, more than one of which his a reasonable chance of gt ting in power. Thisisa crucial feature of socalled pluralist” democracies, such asthe government of the United Ses, Canad, and counties of Westen Europe, where competion atthe pols betwen two or more patie resus in switching from tie to time from one party or cultion of pares o another. In auhotaran stems, there may be more than ome pany, there maybe interest groups and elections, acd the government may have popular support, bu he "ins whether clans or miiry ‘fics, capalists or champons ofthe wocking clas, don’ ave vel competitors. ‘We see authoritarianism not asthe perverse manifestation of mealomaniaon the part of he few or iresponsiy on the pa ofthe man, but as away of asserting the authority ofthe state in societies beset by disimtegeative tendencies. Thos ter ‘terest ofthe people while enriching themseves. 16 4 /AUTHORIARANSIN COVEENNENTAND POUICS ‘Thailand's Military Bureaueracy Never olny Tain apd ba he ego a W cy, reo Wesem nto. sinanrnns ari rine mh iaeained ee Son pi pn a rene ne a ee ry. ui he ia an i cnc een inti wt ee ey a nec a rag en ‘atta ten tremna ob typeys nci n cca cp i ot nt scsi Th ds Ben eh ey ad rand got, an expansion of their share in the elite ranks. 7 een ese pain st acetone eer eee ee eae esteem Seder Sentence SOSae iaanieer oa coretoncae Some eaters Tl cies sepaestap see seer eeeremencrneneeaes Sacadauen oiemeeeomeersayoase Sopa tenn provide the sail and other requisites for economic development = Gees ie eee eee ee reees core etd ris we pened Then wet ok me er goverment an eee eae eee sircaro on eanieee searaete Pry Weainess Pot pais ary we viewed wi spc bythe fis ge cin nnn nea cet nr ae ro aed aing h my r m chr e 0 Gee age pvrateeponc py ie docs pats tive done ni tian tne ed sae ce paris Se pete Gen saa neta inlaw en nator ong ack acer iment contro! of radio and television keep them weak, their fragility lected lepsature and is weaknes furtber underines the Til repose fe ins coment mice py mw ‘capable of serving the national interest. = The porno pte asocatns andthe os ander peck sx pris preter m inthe mi cree agick Ow thc th nay he Intra conta the “tfammonmanansnvcovernwenrano rons 127 vilageheadnen and coun and the amy’ cian fis tras managed to tae overexsingnecst groups, sting tc ne OY aerepenen gets onbehaff thi members ands challenges ofthe sats stn only two junetures between 1952and 1991 wassitary

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