Promises, Promises : Vote-Buying and the Electoral Mobilization Strategies of Non-Credible Politicians

Vote-buying is pervasive, but not everywhere. What explains significant variations across countries in the greater use of pre-electoral transfers to mobilize voters relative to the use of pre-electoral promises of post-electoral transfers? This pap...

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Main Authors:	Hanusch, Marek, Keefer, Philip
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	VOTE BUYING CLIENT ELECTION ADMISNITRATION CREDIBLE COMMITTMENT POLICITAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS BUDGET CONSTRAINT GOVERNMENT SPENDING BUDGET CYCLE GOVERNMENT FINANCING BUSINESS CYCLE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES COLLECTIVE ACTION VOTERS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES NATIONAL INCOME DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC POLITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTION ELECTION FRAUD ELECTORAL PROCESS EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE FISCAL TRANSPARENCY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS MODERN ECONOMIC GROWTH NATIONAL BUDGET NEW DEMOCRACIES PARTY LEADERS POLITICAL BUSINESS CYCLE PRESIDENTIAL RACE POLITICAL INCENTIVES POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SCIENCE PUBLIC GOOD SOCIAL WELFARE TAX REVENUES TRANSFER PROGRAMS VOTER BEHAVIOR VOTING VOTING BEHAVIOR VOTING BLOCS WELFARE BENEFITS WELFARE CONSEQUENCES WELFARE LOSS TRANSFER PROGRAMS WELFARE SERVICES
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