The voter's dilemma and democratic accountability

By Mona M. Lyne

Subjects: Venezuela, politics and government, Elections, south america, Democracy, Brazil, politics and government, Elections

Description: "Presents 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"--Provided by publisher.