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As a contribution to the nascent literature, this study examines patterns of vote buying among poor voters in 17 cities in Metro Manila, using a dataset closely following the 2016 national and local elections. Specifically, it will examine the possible factors linked to vote buying, hopefully...
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voters. However, it takes for granted the root of the problem: poverty. In this article we address this gap in the literature … by assessing the importance of poverty in breeding vote buying. Specifically, we examine how partisanship shapes the … effect of poverty on vote buying. We hypothesize that party machines pursue a mixed strategy, broadly targeting their core …
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A number of developing country governments have introduced ambitious anti-poverty programs in recent years, but the … also benefit. The government payoff from implementing a large anti-poverty program may therefore be short-lived unless …
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Election law violations always occur in every election in Indonesia. One of them is Riau Province, specifically the Kuantan Singingi Regency which is directly adjacent to the Province of West Sumatra and Jambi Province, Kuantan Singingi Regency has a fluctuating number of violations and the same...
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The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968 was focused on highlighting, and ultimately reducing, poverty in the United …
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Do local elections under autocracy help the poor? We argue that local appointees in electoral authoritarian regimes have political incentives that undermine public service provision; regime leaders' preoccupation with national electoral control encourages them to overlook local governance...
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The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968 was focused on highlighting, and ultimately reducing, poverty in the United …
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