The voter's dilemma and democratic accountability : Latin America and beyond /
Lyne, Mona M., 1960-
The voter's dilemma and democratic accountability : Latin America and beyond / Mona M. Lyne. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008. - xvii, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-288) and index.
Introduction : theories of democratic accountability and development in Brazil and Venezuela -- The voter's dilemma : collective or clientelistic goods? -- Are voters in Brazil and Venezuela opting for policy-based or quid pro quo voting? -- Party behavior : policy-based or quid pro quo appeals to voters? -- Internal party organization : align individual and collective goals to build a policy reputation or to ensure efficient vote buying? -- Legislative organization : governing majority agenda control or mutual veto? -- Policy choice : generate sustained growth or maximize quid pro quo?.
"Presents evidence that under certain widespread structural conditions, democratic accountability falls prey to the same N-person prisoner's dilemma that plagues any other decentralized attempt to procure collective goods. Examines four prominent democracies: postwar and contemporary Brazil and pre-Chavez and contemporary Venezuela"--Provided by publisher.
9780271033877
2008012391
Elections--Brazil.
Elections--Venezuela.
Democracy--Brazil.
Democracy--Venezuela.
Elecciones--Brasil.
Democracia--Brasil.
Elecciones--Venezuela.
Democracia--Venezuela.
JL 2492 / L988v 2008
324.981
The voter's dilemma and democratic accountability : Latin America and beyond / Mona M. Lyne. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008. - xvii, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-288) and index.
Introduction : theories of democratic accountability and development in Brazil and Venezuela -- The voter's dilemma : collective or clientelistic goods? -- Are voters in Brazil and Venezuela opting for policy-based or quid pro quo voting? -- Party behavior : policy-based or quid pro quo appeals to voters? -- Internal party organization : align individual and collective goals to build a policy reputation or to ensure efficient vote buying? -- Legislative organization : governing majority agenda control or mutual veto? -- Policy choice : generate sustained growth or maximize quid pro quo?.
"Presents evidence that under certain widespread structural conditions, democratic accountability falls prey to the same N-person prisoner's dilemma that plagues any other decentralized attempt to procure collective goods. Examines four prominent democracies: postwar and contemporary Brazil and pre-Chavez and contemporary Venezuela"--Provided by publisher.
9780271033877
2008012391
Elections--Brazil.
Elections--Venezuela.
Democracy--Brazil.
Democracy--Venezuela.
Elecciones--Brasil.
Democracia--Brasil.
Elecciones--Venezuela.
Democracia--Venezuela.
JL 2492 / L988v 2008
324.981