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Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe

  • Written by Erica Frantz, Associate Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globeA leader bent on expanding his own power would see the government's bureaucracy as a key target.Andry Djumantara - iStock/Getty Images Plus

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