Why governments and parties manipulate elections theory, practice, and implications - Simpser, Alberto 1971- (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2013)
Machine generated contents note: Preface: more than winning; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. Electoral manipulation: what it is and how to measure it; 3. The puzzle of excessive and blatant manipulation; 4. More than winning: the consequences of excessive and blatant electoral manipulation; 5. The strategic logic of electoral manipulation; 6. The theory at work: evidence from case studies; 7. Indirect effects of electoral manipulation: quantitative evidence; 8. Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index.
Keywords: Elections -- Corrupt practices; Political corruption