UID:
almahu_9947413954802882
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 282 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139343824 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Political economy of institutions and decisions
Content:
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 manipulation is not only a tool used to gain votes, but also a means of transmitting or distorting information. This manipulation conveys an image of strength, shaping the behavior of citizens, bureaucrats, politicians, parties, unions and businesspeople to the benefit of the manipulators, increasing the scope for the manipulators to pursue their goals while in government and mitigating future challenges to their hold on power. Why Governments and Parties Manipulate Elections provides a general theory about what drives electoral manipulation and empirically documents global patterns of manipulation.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107030541
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139343824
URL:
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