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BL
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955403
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b709773
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| Main Entry
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Lyne, Mona M.,1960-
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| Title & Author
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The voter's dilemma and democratic accountability : : Latin America and beyond /\ Mona M. Lyne.
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| Publication Statement
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University Park, Pa. :: Pennsylvania State University Press,, ©2008.
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xvii, 302 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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027103386X
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: 0271033878
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: 9780271033860
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: 9780271033877
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-288) and index.
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| Contents
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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?
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| Abstract
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"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.
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Democracy-- Brazil.
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Democracy-- Venezuela.
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Elections-- Brazil.
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Elections-- Venezuela.
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Democracy.
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Demokrati-- Brasilien.
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Demokrati-- Venezuela.
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Elections.
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Val (statsvetenskap)-- Brasilien.
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Val (statsvetenskap)-- Venezuela.
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Demokratie.
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Klientelismus.
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Brasilien.
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Brazil.
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Venezuela.
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Venezuela.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.981
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| LC Classification
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JL2492.L96 2008
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MI 70480rvk
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