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Citizen information, election outcomes and good governance
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Title / Series / Name
Electoral Studies
Publication Volume
27
Publication Issue
1
Pages
Authors
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/9481
Abstract
This paper provides a new empirical test of the common sense proposition that a better informed electorate helps producing greater collective welfare. The innovation lies in an arguably more adequate measurement of both the independent and the dependent variable than those found in previous studies. The data come from the cross-national post-election surveys of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) project plusWorld Bank data on the quality of governance across the globe. The findings show some significant effects of citizens ability to emulate fully informed choices on the quality of governance after the elections in question. However, the effect only materializes over multiple elections, and may not extend to all aspects of good governance.
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Publisher
Place of Publication
Amsterdam
Type
Journal article
Date
2008
Language
ISBN
Identifiers
10.1016/j.electstud.2007.11.006