Value for money? Vote-buying and politician accountability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104227
Abstract: Though vote-buying is observed in a diverse set of polities worldwide, relatively little is known about the channels through which it affects subsequent governance outcomes. Using laboratory experiments conducted in the U.S. and Kenya, we… read more here.
Keywords: vote buying; buying politician; value money; politician accountability ... See more keywords
Pressure, Favours, and Vote-buying: Experimental Evidence from Romania and Bulgaria
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2017.1364351
Abstract: Abstract This article examines the mix of non-programmatic strategies used by politicians to gain voter support in contemporary Eastern Europe. We use a mixed-method design that combines survey-based experiments and qualitative research in a paired… read more here.
Keywords: vote buying; pressure favours; experimental evidence; romania bulgaria ... See more keywords
Vote Buying and Land Takings in China’s Village Elections
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DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2018.1389035
Abstract: Abstract Why has vote buying spread so rapidly in China’s village elections in recent years? Based on fieldwork conducted in 14 villages of Shandong Province, this article argues that candidates pursue vote buying when they… read more here.
Keywords: vote buying; village; village elections; land takings ... See more keywords
Small Aggregates, Big Manipulation: Vote Buying Enforcement and Collective Monitoring
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DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12260
Abstract: Vote buying is widespread in developing democracies despite the secret ballot. What explains its resilience? I argue that brokers condition future payments on published electoral results to enforce these transactions and that this is effective… read more here.
Keywords: vote buying; aggregates big; small aggregates; monitoring ... See more keywords
Remittances and vote buying
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DOI: 10.25222/larr.396
Abstract: How does the presence of a large group of remittance recipients in the electorate affect the way political parties in Latin America plan their vote-buying operations during electoral campaigns? Existing research claims that remittances bolster… read more here.
Keywords: vote buying; los partidos; que; remittances vote ... See more keywords
Vote Buying in Brazil: From Impunity to Prosecution
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DOI: 10.25222/larr.412
Abstract: Politicians often buy votes with impunity. Brazil outlawed vote buying for many years, but prosecutions were rare. However, popular pressure mounted against the practice in the late 1990s. Over one million Brazilians signed a petition… read more here.
Keywords: vote; brazil impunity; compra votos; buying brazil ... See more keywords