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Episode 61: Guriev and Treisman on the Tools of Today's Tyrants
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Episode 61: Guriev and Treisman on the Tools of Today's Tyrants

Richard Aldous
Apr 01, 2022
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How does modern authoritarianism work? Daniel Treisman joins host Richard Aldous to talk Putin, Xi, Lee Kwan Yew, and the tools of modern state control—all discussed in his new book, co-authored with Sergei Guriev, Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century.

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