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Why governments and parties manipulate elections : theory, practice, and implications / / Alberto Simpser, University of Chicago [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Simpser Alberto <1971-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Why governments and parties manipulate elections : theory, practice, and implications / / Alberto Simpser, University of Chicago [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 364.1/323
Soggetto topico: Elections - Corrupt practices
Political corruption
Classificazione: POL000000
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Altri titoli varianti: Why Governments & Parties Manipulate Elections
Titolo autorizzato: Why governments and parties manipulate elections  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-107-30179-3
1-107-30289-7
1-107-30587-X
1-107-30688-4
1-139-34382-3
1-107-30908-5
1-107-31243-4
1-299-00910-7
1-107-31463-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786284303321
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Serie: Political economy of institutions and decisions.