Strong Presidents for Weak States. How Weak State Capacity fosters Vertically Concentrated Executives

摘要: The link between a strong state and democratic institutions is becoming well-established finding. Despite mounting empirical evidence mapping the existence of such connection, very few contributors have been able to propose mechanism through which this dynamic operates, hence thwarting attempts establish causal direction. This chapter fill gap by linking post-independence levels capacity with strength presidents, an institutional feature already hypothesized effects on democratization efforts. Using 26 post-communist countries over period 1989-2009, I argue that capacity, understood as ‘the central state, despotic or not, penetrate its territories logistically implement decisions’ (Mann 1993: 59) affects processes shaping level concentration power in hands executives.