There are many counties with many different forms of government. Although, what is widely considered to be the best form of government is democracy, it allows citizens to have a variety of rights and freedoms while putting constraints on the government’s power. Authoritarian regimes on the other hand are widely considered to be awful forms of government. Authoritarian regimes have centralized leadership without any real checks on power and suppression of civil liberties. This begs the question, if authoritarian regimes are so bad, why are they seen so much? This can be traced back to many different reasons, the Contagion effect, world crises, disputed territory, a quick route to power and authoritarian appeals.
The Contagion effect is …show more content…
This can be traced back to the fact that Russia, a large country with a lot of influence, is close to them. The larger counties like Russia can impose their government system in many ways, …show more content…
This is most prevalent, again, in Russia or Soviet Union. In 1905 Russo – Japanese war takes place. Russia suffers a devastating loss against a much smaller Japan. From 1914-1917 Russia loses another very important war, World War I. In 1917 Russia is very weak because they are agrarian and feudal, meaning they are not modern, and, yet, they are fighting modern states. In 1917-1941 Russia goes through a period of massive urbanization and industrialization. In the 1930s the Stalin Purges occur, this is Pre-USSR, weakening them at the time. From 1942-1945, the USSR has already formed, there is a rebirth of Nationalism in USSR, this occurs when Germany invades the USSR. And, in 1945 USSR is one of two world superpowers. This was extremely fast, going from starting modernization to being a world super power in 28 years. Authoritarian regimes can do this because the authoritarian state is an effective organizer and good at mobilizing resources. And, in some countries of these countries people will prefer a good economy over individual
The Contagion effect is …show more content…
This can be traced back to the fact that Russia, a large country with a lot of influence, is close to them. The larger counties like Russia can impose their government system in many ways, …show more content…
This is most prevalent, again, in Russia or Soviet Union. In 1905 Russo – Japanese war takes place. Russia suffers a devastating loss against a much smaller Japan. From 1914-1917 Russia loses another very important war, World War I. In 1917 Russia is very weak because they are agrarian and feudal, meaning they are not modern, and, yet, they are fighting modern states. In 1917-1941 Russia goes through a period of massive urbanization and industrialization. In the 1930s the Stalin Purges occur, this is Pre-USSR, weakening them at the time. From 1942-1945, the USSR has already formed, there is a rebirth of Nationalism in USSR, this occurs when Germany invades the USSR. And, in 1945 USSR is one of two world superpowers. This was extremely fast, going from starting modernization to being a world super power in 28 years. Authoritarian regimes can do this because the authoritarian state is an effective organizer and good at mobilizing resources. And, in some countries of these countries people will prefer a good economy over individual