Why governments and parties manipulate elections : theory, practice, and implications /
"Why do parties and governments cheat in elections they cannot lose? This book documents the widespread use of blatant and excessive manipulation of elections and explains what drives this practice. Alberto Simpser shows that, in many instances, elections are about more than winning. Electoral...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Political economy of institutions and decisions.
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| Online Access: | Cover image Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction and overview
- Electoral manipulation: definition, measurement, and a snapshot
- The puzzle of excessive and blatant manipulation
- More than winning: information and the consequences of electoral manipulation
- The strategic logic of electoral manipulation
- The theory at work: evidence from case studies
- Indirect effects of electoral manipulation: quantitative evidence
- Conclusion.