This book, edited by Frederic Charles Schaffer is now available. (Mention promotion code ‘Eblast’ when ordering by phone and receive a 40% discount.) Here are the contributions:
* Introduction: Why Study Vote Buying?—F.C. Schaffer.
* What Is Vote Buying?–F.C. Schaffer and A. Schedler.
* WHEN AND HOW DO POLITICIANS BUY VOTES?
* When Does a Market for Votes Emerge?
* Historical and Theoretical Perspectives–F.E. Lehoucq.
* How Do Rules and Institutions Encourage Vote Buying?–A.D. Hicken.
* The Logistics: How to Buy Votes–C.-S. Wang and C. Kurzman.
* HOW DOES VOTE BUYING SHAPE POLITICS AND THE ECONOMY?
* Is Vote Buying Undemocratic?–S. Stokes.
* How Does Vote Buying Shape the Legislative Arena?–S.W. Desposato.
* How Does Vote Buying Shape the Economy?–J.-M. Baland and J.A. Robinson.
* IS REFORM POSSIBLE?
* How Effective Are Institutional Reforms?–A.D. Hicken.
* How Effective Is Voter Education?–F.C. Schaffer.
* CONCLUSION.
* Lessons Learned–F.C. Schaffer.