commitments. Each individual is endowed with a level of political power. The ruling coalition consists of a subset of the …We study the formation of a ruling coalition in nondemocratic societies where institutions do not enable political … individuals in the society and decides the distribution of resources. A ruling coalition needs to contain enough powerful members …

political power. The ruling coalition consists of a subset of the individuals in the society and decides the distribution of …-transferable utility cooperative game. In all cases, the nature of the ruling coalition is determined by the power constraint, which …We study the formation of a ruling coalition in political environments. Each individual is endowed with a level of …

shaped by the prospect of reelections. The essays in this book enrich this field by introducing aspects of coalition …