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Elections for sale : the causes and consequences of vote buying / edited by Frederic Charles Schaffer. - Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. - ix, 227 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-217) and index.

Why study vote buying? / What is vote buying? / When does a market for votes emerge? / How do rules and institutions encourage vote buying? / The logistics : how to buy votes / Is vote buying undemocratic? / How does vote buying shape the legislative arena? / How does vote buying shape the economy? / How effective are institutional reforms? / How effective is voter education? / Lessons learned / Frederic Charles Schaffer -- Frederic Charles Schaffer and Andreas Schedler -- Fabrice Lehoucq -- Allen D. Hicken -- Chin-Shou Wang and Charles Kurzman -- Susan C. Stokes -- Scott W. Desposato -- Jean-Marie Baland and James A. Robinson -- Allen D. Hicken -- Frederic Charles Schaffer -- Frederic Charles Schaffer.

ISBN: 1588264343 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588264343 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006022544

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Elections--Corrupt practices.
Voting.

LC Class. No.: JF1083 / E54 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 364.1/324