“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality

Illiberal leaders—sometimes called strongmen—often campaign on being more effective. The tradeoff presented to citizens is straightforward: they promise to cut through the indecisiveness and gridlock of democratic debate and give people what they want. Such leaders often use the rhetoric of economic...

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Main Authors: Dean Schafer, Seraphine F. Maerz, Carsten Q. Schneider, Alexandra Krasnokutskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2025-05-01
Series:Politics and Governance
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/9812
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