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Democratically elected governments have a very short shelf life. 4, 8 years if lucky. Meanwhile authoritarian governments have much much more time. And since au
by mantas 5y ago
Democratically elected governments have a very short shelf life. 4, 8 years if lucky. Meanwhile authoritarian governments have much much more time. And since authoritarian governments tend to have nepotistic tendencies, the play can even span generations.
- nradov 5y agoElected governments come and go, but the "deep state" bureaucracy and associated private think tanks serve to maintain some level of policy continuity. Very few autocratic governments in the modern era have successfully managed a transition to the next generation.