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Benevolent dictatorship, the Glossary

A benevolent dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state, but is perceived to do so with regard for the benefit of the population as a whole.^[1]

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Forms of government

Absolute monarchy

Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority. Benevolent dictatorship and Absolute monarchy are Authoritarianism.

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Aequi

Location of the Aequi (Equi) in central Italy, 5th century BC. The Aequi were an Italic tribe on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains to the east of Latium in central Italy who appear in the early history of ancient Rome.

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Agriculture in ancient Rome

Roman agriculture describes the farming practices of ancient Rome, during a period of over 1000 years.

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American Political Science Review

The American Political Science Review (APSR) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of political science.

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Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law. Benevolent dictatorship and Authoritarianism are Ethically disputed political practices, forms of government and political culture.

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Benevolent dictator for life

Benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) is a title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders, typically project founders who retain the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.

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Caeso Quinctius

Caeso Quinctius L. f. L. n. Cincinnatus was a son of the Roman dictator Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.

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Civil liberties

Civil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process.

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Code of law

A code of law, also called a law code or legal code, is a systematic collection of statutes.

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Democracy

Democracy (from dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state. Benevolent dictatorship and Democracy are forms of government and political systems.

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Democracy indices

Democracy indices are quantitative and comparative assessments of the state of democracy for different countries according to various definitions of democracy.

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Democratization

Democratization, or democratisation, is the structural government transition from an authoritarian government to a more democratic political regime, including substantive political changes moving in a democratic direction.

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Dictablanda

Dictablanda is a dictatorship in which civil liberties are allegedly preserved rather than destroyed. Benevolent dictatorship and Dictablanda are Authoritarianism and dictatorship.

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Dictator

A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. Benevolent dictatorship and dictator are dictatorship.

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Election

An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.

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Enlightened absolutism

Enlightened absolutism, also called enlightened despotism, refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and early 19th centuries who were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, espousing them to enhance their power. Benevolent dictatorship and enlightened absolutism are Authoritarianism.

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Equality before the law

Equality before the law, also known as equality under the law, equality in the eyes of the law, legal equality, or legal egalitarianism, is the principle that all people must be equally protected by the law.

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Folha de S.Paulo

Folha de S.Paulo (sometimes spelled Folha de São Paulo), also known as simply Folha (Sheet), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name Folha da Noite and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã company.

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Google Books

Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.

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John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, politician and civil servant.

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Mancur Olson

Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (January 22, 1932 – February 19, 1998) was an American economist and political scientist who taught at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Meritocracy

Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, or race.

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Military dictatorship in Brazil

The military dictatorship in Brazil (ditadura militar), occasionally referred to as the Fifth Brazilian Republic, was established on 1 April 1964, after a coup d'état by the Brazilian Armed Forces, with support from the United States government, against president João Goulart. Benevolent dictatorship and military dictatorship in Brazil are Authoritarianism.

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On Liberty

On Liberty is an essay published in 1859 by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill.

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Philosopher king

The philosopher king is a hypothetical ruler in whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. Benevolent dictatorship and philosopher king are political systems.

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Plebeians

In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners".

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Referendum

A referendum (referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.

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Representative democracy

Representative democracy (also called electoral democracy or indirect democracy) is a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public.

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Roman law

Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables, to the (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms are sometimes used synonymously.

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Self-interest

Self-interest generally refers to a focus on the needs or desires (interests) of one's self.

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Separation of powers

The separation of powers principle functionally differentiates several types of state power (usually law-making, adjudication, and execution) and requires these operations of government to be conceptually and institutionally distinguishable and articulated, thereby maintaining the integrity of each. Benevolent dictatorship and separation of powers are forms of government.

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In welfare economics, a social planner is a hypothetical decision-maker who attempts to maximize some notion of social welfare.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_dictatorship

Also known as Benevolent Dictator, Benign dictator, Benign dictatorship, Enlightened authoritarianism, Enlightened dictatorship.