William Spaniel: International Relations 101 International Relations 101 (#42): Leader Retirement
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http://gametheory101.com/courses/international-relations-101/ What does an average democratic leader's retirement look like? What about the average non-democratic leader's retirement? The Iraq War provides a good example
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http://gametheory101.com/courses/international-relations-101/ What does an average democratic leader's retirement look like? What about the average non-democratic leader's retirement? The Iraq War provides a good example
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http://gametheory101.com/courses/international-relations-101/ What does an average democratic leader's retirement look like? What about the average non-democratic leader's retirement? The Iraq War provides a good example. Things went horribly wrong for both George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein, yet Bush gets to live a cushy retirement while Hussein was hanged. In general, non-democratic leaders are more likely to be jailed, exiled, or killed post-tenure than their democratic counterparts. In the next lecture, we will discuss how this affects non-democratic leaders' incentives to initiate conflict. For the statistics, see here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/231928003_Regime_Type_the_Fate_of_Leaders_and_War
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