paper considers a new yet intuitive explanation that focuses on the quality of the politicians competing to replace the … keep corrupt politicians out of office; she may do so by distorting her policy choices to signal her type and win re … politicians. Electing good types may therefore not be enough to ensure that the best policies are implemented, especially when …

, this Chapter seeks to understand corruption through the lens of political economy – particularly in terms of the political … view of corruption for anti-corruption policies. …

Effective policy-making requires that voters avoid electing malfeasant politicians. However, informing voters of …

highlighting the disadvantages of voting for corrupt vote-buying politicians. Official electoral data shows that the radio campaign … data shows that the campaign increased the salience of government corruption as an election issue and decreased voting for …-buying politicians …