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Electoral management and vote-buying
, 2022 Clientelism is a multifaceted phenomenon found in widely differing economic, political, and cultural contexts. Yet, dominant narratives treat clientelism as a symptom of under-development, with modernization as the an-tidote.
Edgell, A. B., Lundstedt, Martin,
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, 2017 Vote-buying is widely used by parties in developing countries to influence the outcome of elections. We examine the impact of vote-buying on growth. We consider a model with a poverty trap where redistribution can promote growth. We show that vote-buying
Gersbach, Hans, Mühe, Felix
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Oil Corrupts Elections: The Political Economy of Vote-Buying in Nigeria
African Studies Quarterly, 2015 The extant perspectives on vote-buying have produced three central arguments around its causes, which are the factors of poverty, the electoral/voting system, and the nature of politics in the state.
Hakeem Onapajo +2 more
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How much does your vote cost? [PDF]
Revista Institutului Naţional de JustiţieThe “How Much Does Your Vote Cost?” critically examines the various aspects of electoral corruption and its impact on democratic processes. This study is structured around three core components: the mechanisms of vote influence, the consequences of ...
Manole Vlad
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I Sell My Vote, and So What? Incidence, Social Bias, and Correlates of Clientelism in Colombia
Economía, 2018 Exchanging one’s vote for particularistic benefits—practices usually grouped under clientelism—is often thought to weaken programmatic links between citizens and politicians and disincentivize public good provision, as well as undermine voter autonomy ...
Leopoldo Fergusson +2 more
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AN APPRAISAL OF NAIRA REDESIGN MONETARY POLICY: IMPLICATIONS ON THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA
International Studies JournalIn October 2022, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued directives regarding introducing new naira notes to replace the current denominations of 200, 500, and 1,000 naira notes.
PROMISE JUDE EMORDI +4 more
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The discourse of vote buying and political reform in Thailand
, 2005 Political reform movements have grown up as part of democratic transition in many societies. Liberal political reformers typically seek to change legal and institutional mechanisms in order to "clean up" the irrationality and corruption of the regime ...
Callahan, William A.
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Dimensions of Vote-Buying and Voters’ Turnout in Nigeria’s 2023 Elections
PanAfrican Journal of Governance and DevelopmentStudies have established that giving incentives for votes is extremely widespread in many democracies; however, only little is known about the new dimension of vote-buying in Nigeria's 2023 elections.
Fatai Gbadebo Adeleke +2 more
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Vote Buying and Accountability in Democratic Africa [PDF]
, 2013 The distribution of cash to voters during elections, vote buying, is extremely widespread in many democracies. That vote buying is so widespread raises concerns about the quality of emerging democratic institutions and the potential for elections to ...
Kramon, Eric
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Vote buying and social desirability bias: Experimental evidence from Nicaragua
, 2010 : Qualitative studies of vote buying generally find the practice to be common in many countries, but quantitative studies using surveys often find little evidence of vote buying.
Javier Osorio +4 more
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