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Why Governments and Parties Manipulate Elections
Alberto Simpser
其他書名
Theory, Practice, and Implications
出版Cambridge University Press, 2013-03-18
主題Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyPolitical Science / Political Process / Campaigns & ElectionsPolitical Science / Comparative PoliticsPolitical Science / Political Process / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Economic PolicyTrue Crime / General
ISBN11070305449781107030541
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=h3H6mqEr_1YC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.