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The selectorate theory is a theory of government that studies the interactive relationships between political survival strategies and economic realities. It is first detailed in The Logic of Political Survival, authored by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita of New York University (NYU), Alastair Smith of NYU, Randolph M. Siverson of UC Davis, and James D. Morrow of…
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The extracted context around Selectorate theory shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Selectorate theory → Bueno, Development, Economic Co-operation, Egypt’s, Israel, Mesquita, Nancy Qian's, OECD, Organisation, Smith Another extracted example is Selectorate theory → Dena Motevalian, Iran's, Iranian, Iranian Revolution, Islamic Republic, Motevalian, Supreme Leader, The Supreme Leader. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 39 structured relationships around Selectorate theory. Examples in this analysis include Selectorate theory → is a → theory of government that studies the interactive relationships between political survival strategies and economic realities and national defense or clean water → instance of → A public good is a non-excludable good. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selectorate theory | is a | theory of government that studies the interactive relationships between political survival strategies and economic realities | 0.90 | text |
| national defense or clean water | instance of | A public good is a non-excludable good | 0.80 | text |
| infrastructure | instance of | leaders spend more on public goods | 0.80 | text |
| education | instance of | leaders spend more on public goods | 0.80 | text |
| and regulatory agencies while in countries with small winning coalitions | instance of | leaders spend more on public goods | 0.80 | text |
| meaning dictatorships | instance of | leaders spend more on public goods | 0.80 | text |
| leaders spend more on private goods such as money transfers | instance of | leaders spend more on public goods | 0.80 | text |
| luxury items | instance of | leaders spend more on public goods | 0.80 | text |
| direct payouts or corruption | instance of | At some point the payout becomes so high that a leader is better off providing public goods which can be used by any member of the winning coalition as opposed to private goods | 0.80 | text |
| Selectorate theory | related to Case study: Iran | Dena Motevalian | 0.60 | section |
| Selectorate theory | related to Case study: Iran | Iranian | 0.60 | section |
| Selectorate theory | related to Case study: Iran | Motevalian | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Selectorate theory bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Theory, Winning and Coalition. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Selectorate theory, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Selectorate theory with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
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Source: Wikipedia — Selectorate theory · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout