The Voter's Dilemma and Democratic Accountability

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Introduction: Theories of Democratic Accountability and Development in Brazil and Venezuela

1. The Voter’s Dilemma: Collective or Clientelistic Goods?

2. Are Voters in Brazil and Venezuela Opting for Policy-Based or Quid Pro Quo Voting?

3. Party Behavior: Policy-Based or Quid Pro Quo Appeals to Voters?

4. Internal Party Organization: Align Individual and Collective Goals to Build a Policy Reputation or to Ensure Efficient Vote Buying?

5. Legislative Organization: Governing Majority Agenda Control or Mutual Veto?

6. Policy Choice: Generate Sustained Growth or Maximize Quid Pro Quo?

Conclusion

Appendixes

References

Index

“The Voter’s Dilemma and Democratic Accountability: Latin America and Beyond 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.”

—Gustavo A. Flores-Macías, Political Science Quarterly