The difficulty of holding fair elections continues to be a critical problem in many newly democratized countries. The … electoral administration system has two main functions: to disclose the nature of elections and to prevent fraud. We argue in … incentive to disclose the information on the elections and to secure the ruler's credible commitment to fair elections. We …

regimes and increases the chances of return to authoritarianism. The instability of democracy also leads to the deterioration … theoretic model that demonstrates instability of democracy under poor institutions and high income inequality. …

direct test of the effects of media exposure, we compare tainted candidates exposed before elections to those exposed after …. We find that those exposed before elections get as many votes as those exposed once elected, but their electoral support …

effects of media exposure, we compare tainted candidates exposed before elections to those exposed after. We find that those … exposed before elections get as many votes as those exposed once elected, but their electoral support is more strongly …

Does democracy increase economic growth? Previous literature tends to find a positive effect but does also suffer from … elections on local economic growth in Indonesia by using a quasi-experimental research method. The first direct elections of …. Thus, growth in districts that have had their first elections of district heads can be compared with growth in districts …

Does democracy increase economic growth? Previous literature tends to find a positive effect but does also suffer from … elections on local economic growth in Indonesia by using a quasi-experimental research method. The first direct elections of …. Thus, growth in districts that have had their first elections of district heads can be compared with growth in districts …

corruption, citizenship, effective delivery of public goods and services, taxation and the evolution of democracy at different …

, democracy could not work in Jammu and Kashmir the way it is expected to work in a free society. Denial of democracy and … militancy in the state. The 2011 panchayat elections provide the best opportunity to restore the confidence of the people in the …

Barrington Moore.s famous line .no bourgeoisie, no democracy. is one of the most quoted claims in political science …