As coups are one of the primary ways through which dictatorships are installed, this piece details measures that civilians, civil society, and governments can take to prevent and block coups d’état and executive usurpations. It also contains specific legislative steps and other measures that governments and non-governmental institutions can follow to prepare for anti-coup resistance.
Boston: The Albert Einstein Institution, 2003
ISBN-10: 1880813114
ISBN-13: 978-1880813119
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