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A '''benevolent dictatorship''' is a form of [[government]] in which an [[authoritarian]] leader exercises absolute political power over the state through elected representatives. A benevolent dictator may allow for some democratic decision-making to exist, such as through public [[referendum]]s. |
A '''benevolent dictatorship''' is a form of [[government]] in which an [[authoritarian]] leader exercises absolute political power over the state through elected representatives. A benevolent dictator may allow for some democratic decision-making to exist, such as through public [[referendum]]s. |
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The label is often applied to leaders such as [[Atatürk]]<ref>http://books.google.ru/books?id=mBo-2D0TKUcC</ref> |
The label is often applied to leaders such as [[Atatürk]]<ref>http://books.google.ru/books?id=mBo-2D0TKUcC</ref> and [[Josip Broz Tito]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shapiro|first1=Susan|last2=Shapiro|first2=Ronald|title=The Curtain Rises: Oral Histories of the Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|isbn=0-7864-1672-6|url=http://books.google.hr/books?id=oCqWFQ1WKlkC&pg=PA180&dq=tito+benevolent+dictator&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eZiVT8u1Io_NswahzJyVBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=tito%20benevolent%20dictator&f=false|ref=Shapiro_2004}}<br />"...All Yugoslavs had educational opportunities, jobs, food, and housing regardless of nationality. Tito, seen by most as a benevolent dictator, brought peaceful co-existence to the Balkan region, a region historically synonymous with factionalism."</ref> |
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== Characteristics == |
== Characteristics == |
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Many [[dictator]]s' regimes portray themselves as benevolent, often tending to regard democratic regimes as messy, inefficient and [[political corruption|corrupt]], but few are widely viewed as such outside their country or supporters.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} |
Many [[dictator]]s' regimes portray themselves as benevolent, often tending to regard democratic regimes as messy, inefficient and [[political corruption|corrupt]], but few are widely viewed as such outside their country or supporters.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} |
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A benevolent dictatorship is a form of government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state through elected representatives. A benevolent dictator may allow for some democratic decision-making to exist, such as through public referendums.
The label is often applied to leaders such as Atatürk[1] and Josip Broz Tito[2]
Characteristics
Many dictators' regimes portray themselves as benevolent, often tending to regard democratic regimes as messy, inefficient and corrupt, but few are widely viewed as such outside their country or supporters.[citation needed]
In the Spanish language, the pun word dictablanda is sometimes used for a dictatorship conserving some of the liberties and mechanisms of democracy.[citation needed] The pun is that, in Spanish, dictadura is "dictatorship", dura is "hard" and blanda is "soft". Analogously, the same pun is made in Portuguese as ditabranda or ditamole. In February 2009, the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo ran an editorial classifying the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1985) as a "ditabranda", creating controversy.[3]
See also
- Benevolent Dictator For Life, for the related concept in Free and open source software
- Enlightened absolutism
- Philosopher king
References
- ^ http://books.google.ru/books?id=mBo-2D0TKUcC
- ^ Shapiro, Susan; Shapiro, Ronald (2004). The Curtain Rises: Oral Histories of the Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-1672-6.
"...All Yugoslavs had educational opportunities, jobs, food, and housing regardless of nationality. Tito, seen by most as a benevolent dictator, brought peaceful co-existence to the Balkan region, a region historically synonymous with factionalism." - ^ Ribeiro, Igor (February 25, 2009). "A "ditabranda" da Folha". Portal Imprensa. Template:Pt icon