Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer

Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Corruption is a significant problem for democracies throughout the world. Even the most democratic countries constantly face the threat of corruption and the consequences of it at the polls. Why are some governments more corrupt than others, even after considering cultural, social, and political characteristics? In Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption, the authors argue that clarity of responsibility is critical for reducing corruption in democracies. The authors provide a number of empirical tests of this argument, including a cross-national time-series statistical analysis to show that the higher the level of clarity the lower the perceived corruption levels. Using survey and experimental data, the authors show that clarity causes voters to punish incumbents for corruption. Preliminary tests further indicate that elites respond to these electoral incentives and are more likely to combat corruption when clarity is high.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316552049
• Artikelnr.: 49272259

Autorenporträt

Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Rice University, Houston and her work focuses on institutions and presidential systems with a regional focus on Latin America and developing democracies. She has published her work in the American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Electoral Studies, British Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies and Legislative Studies Quarterly. She has published two books, Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America and The Gendered Effects of Electoral Institutions: Political Engagement and Participation.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. A clarity of responsibility theory of corruption
3. A dataset of democracy and corruption
4. Clarity of responsibility and aggregate corruption perceptions
5. Corruption voting - a survey analysis
6. Corruption and accountability - an experimental analysis
7. The effect of clarity on elite efforts to combat corruption
8. Beyond anticorruption efforts - elite attention to corruption
9. Conclusions.