Why Governments and Parties Manipulate Elections: Theory, Practice, and Implications

by Alberto Simpser

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107448689
• ISBN13: 9781107448681
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"