Why voters do not throw the rascals out?- A conceptual framework for analysing electoral punishment of corruption

One of the intriguing phenomena in democracy is the fact that politicians involved in, accused of or condemned for corruption in a court of law get re-elected by their constituents. In some cases, corruption does not seem to negatively affect the development of political careers. In this introductor...

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Main Author: Sousa, L. (author)
Other Authors: Bezerra, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/public/pub/id/16620
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/7426