Discuss the Various Methods Leading to the Creation of an Authoritarian

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Essay

Discuss the various methods leading to the creation of an authoritarian state. Discuss how these states secure their power and keep it.

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Definitions:

Epidemiologic Transition

A phase of development witnessed by a sudden and stark increase in population growth rates brought by medical innovation in disease or disease control.

Mortality

The incidence of death within a population; the rate at which deaths occur in a particular population, typically expressed per thousand individuals per year.

Demographic Transition

The transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Oral Rehydration Therapy

A simple, cost-effective treatment for dehydration, especially due to diarrhea, involving the oral intake of a solution of salts and sugars.