The Democracy Disadvantage
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The Democracy Disadvantage

How Populism Impedes Democracies and Galvanizes Authoritarianism in the Face of Disaster

  1. 303 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Democracy Disadvantage

How Populism Impedes Democracies and Galvanizes Authoritarianism in the Face of Disaster

About this book

Populists are conventionally maligned as impediments to effective policymaking. They tend to undermine state institutions, exercise personalistic rule, and offer simplistic solutions to complex societal problems. But is populism always a hindrance to good governance? In this book, Brian Grodsky argues that the interplay between populism and regime type can upend expected levels of political responsiveness based on regime considerations alone. The result can be a reversal of the so-called "democratic advantage," according to which public accountability in democratic regimes drives action beyond what is typically expected under authoritarianism. Grodsky explores the government policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic in three populist states: the United States (a democracy); China (a non-democracy); and Russia (a hybrid regime). This insightful, exploratory analysis is essential reading for students and scholars of comparative politics, populism, and disaster management.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1: Power, Populism, and Policy in the Face of Danger
  9. Chapter 2: The Perils and Promises of Populism
  10. Chapter 3: Populists Face COVID-19: The First Year of the Pandemic in China, Russia, and the United States
  11. Chapter 4: The Advantages of Populist Authoritarianism?: China’s COVID Fight
  12. Chapter 5: Populists Stuck in the Middle: How Russia Struggled to Control COVID
  13. Chapter 6: The United States: The Abyss of Democratic Populism
  14. Chapter 7: Beyond the Cases: Populism, COVID, and the Broader World
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
  17. About the Author