The focus is on presidents not presidencies/regimes. This is despite the fact that individuals/personalities matter a lot more than regimes in developing countries where they can override institutional checks and balances, in contrast to the case for developed economies where checks and balances are more effective in moderating an individual leader's position.
I am familiar with research that focuses on criminal behavior by presidents. The following two references may be a start. Napoleon Reyes and I have published, "Above the Law? A Comparative Study of National Prosecutions of Heads of State" (Critical Criminology, March 2011, Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 43-73). It was cited by Catherin M. Conaghan: Prosecuting Presidents: The Politics within Ecuador's Corruption Cases (Journal of Latin American Studies, 2012, Volume 44, Number 04, pp.649).
psychologically, the same way that we are told, "if you laugh fifty time a day by practice, gradually,you would become a happier person", as many times that the president of a country appears in public, with a symbolic image of a godly powerful and pupular one, the majority of citizens would believe on him in total. In addition, it is expected that there would be a group that expand some glamorizing him for being a beyond the common man, by incentives, from higher level of governmental hirarchy, to guaranty their own present and the future. Besides, most of the females considered subdued or obedient, compare to males, in the developing regions; consequently, they could come close to worshipping him, and would afraid of him too. Regarding the majority of males, psychologically, they would live their manly dreams and wishes throgh the president, in the name of being a Patriatic man by the president; as successful icone the president becomes, the males could feel & live the same majectic inner dominancy, as well.
It can be useful to check ISO 18091. It is way to measure quality in government
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