Violence, bribery, and fraud: the political economy of elections in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Post-Soviet African democratization has introduced elections into contexts that often lack restraints upon the behavior of candidates, resulting in the emergence of voter intimidation, vote-buying, and ballot fraud. We propose a model of electoral competition where, although some voters oppose viole...

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Main Authors: Collier, P, Vicente, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2012