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Golden Parachutes
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After the military topples a dictator in a democratic coup, the coup makers supervise a transition process to democracy during which they remain in charge for a temporary period. After they transfer power to civilians, the coup makers’ bargaining powers are greatly reduced and their future is subject to the whims of fickle civilian politicians. Coup makers may therefore use the window of opportunity their temporary rule presents to protect their interests in the future democratic state. Militaries attempt to protect their interests using three primary methods: direct, institutional, and procedural. This chapter discusses these methods and analyzes their consequences.
Title: Golden Parachutes
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After the military topples a dictator in a democratic coup, the coup makers supervise a transition process to democracy during which they remain in charge for a temporary period.
After they transfer power to civilians, the coup makers’ bargaining powers are greatly reduced and their future is subject to the whims of fickle civilian politicians.
Coup makers may therefore use the window of opportunity their temporary rule presents to protect their interests in the future democratic state.
Militaries attempt to protect their interests using three primary methods: direct, institutional, and procedural.
This chapter discusses these methods and analyzes their consequences.
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