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How do autocratic leaders amass and retain power?

Hatchette Book Group
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Hatchette Book Group

Authors Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alistair Smith provide a window into the world of dictatorship in their book, "."

Alistair Smith joins Geoffrey Riley for a deep dive into how powerful people gain and retain political power ... and how the people can get it back.

From the "perils of meritocracy" to "stealing from the poor and giving to the rich," The Dictator's Handbook" offers deep insights, albeit cynical at times, into the process of how strongmen move toward autocratic rule and how the citizenry can "fix democracy" and regain the power of the people.

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.