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Political institutions and party-directed corruption in South America : stealing for the team /
"An important question for the health and longevity of democratic governance is how institutions may be fashioned to prevent electoral victors from drawing on the resources of the state to perpetuate themselves in power. This book addresses the issue by examining how the structure of electoral...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Political economy of institutions and decisions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "An important question for the health and longevity of democratic governance is how institutions may be fashioned to prevent electoral victors from drawing on the resources of the state to perpetuate themselves in power. This book addresses the issue by examining how the structure of electoral institutions - the rules of democratic contestation that determine the manner in which citizens choose their representatives - affects political corruption, defined as the abuse of state power or resources for campaign finance or party-building purposes. To this end, the book develops a novel theoretical framework that examines electoral institutions as a potential vehicle for political parties to exploit the state as a source of political finance. Hypotheses derived from this framework are assessed using an unprecedented public employees' survey conducted by the author in Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107598553 1107598559 9781107703902 1107703905 9781139628983 1139628984 9781107692114 1107692113 |