{"product_id":"the-voters-dilemma-and-democratic-accountability-9780271033877","title":"The Voters Dilemma and Democratic Accountability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresents evidence that under certain widespread structural conditions, democratic accountability falls prey to the same N-person prisoner's dilemma that plagues any other decentralized attempt to procure collective goods.  Examines four prominent democracies: postwar and contemporary Brazil and pre-Chavez and contemporary Venezuela.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lyne’s book constructs a sophisticated micro-logic of citizens’ and politicians’ choices resulting in exchanges based on clientelistic side-payments or policies as ways to perform democratic accountability. Institutions play a contingent role in that process, but Lyne shows how the role of institutions is nested in a political-economic framework. Lyne’s book develops an impressive array of indirect empirical tests of her theory with data from Brazil and Venezuela. Anyone interested in democratic accountability should read this book.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Herbert P. Kitschelt,Duke University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this theoretically groundbreaking work, Lyne expertly identifies gaps in the existing literature on democratic accountability, particularly the inability to explain variations in development policy. This creative look at electoral strategies illuminates new venues for future research.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—M. F. T. Malone \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Voter’s Dilemma and Democratic Accountability: Latin America and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e presents an elegant and sophisticated logic of democratic accountability and makes a significant contribution to the literatures on democratic accountability, clientelism, and Latin American studies.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Gustavo A. Flores-Macías \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Acronyms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Theories of Democratic Accountability and Development in Brazil and Venezuela\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tThe Voter’s Dilemma: Collective or Clientelistic Goods?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tAre Voters in Brazil and Venezuela Opting for Policy-Based or Quid Pro Quo Voting?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\tParty Behavior: Policy-Based or Quid Pro Quo Appeals to Voters?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.\tInternal Party Organization: Align Individual and Collective Goals to Build a Policy Reputation or to Ensure Efficient Vote Buying?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.\tLegislative Organization: Governing Majority Agenda Control or Mutual Veto?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.\tPolicy Choice: Generate Sustained Growth or Maximize Quid Pro Quo?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendixes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534929592663,"sku":"9780271033877","price":26.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271033877.jpg?v=1755858114","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-voters-dilemma-and-democratic-accountability-9780271033877","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}