Lyne, Mona M.,  1960- <br/><br/>
The voter's dilemma and democratic accountability :  Latin America and beyond / 
Mona M. Lyne. 
 - University Park, Pa. :  Pennsylvania State University Press,  c2008. 
 - xvii, 302 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-288) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : theories of democratic accountability and development in Brazil and Venezuela -- The voter's dilemma : collective or clientelistic goods? -- Are voters in Brazil and Venezuela opting for policy-based or quid pro quo voting? -- Party behavior : policy-based or quid pro quo appeals to voters? -- Internal party organization : align individual and collective goals to build a policy reputation or to ensure efficient vote buying? -- Legislative organization : governing majority agenda control or mutual veto? -- Policy choice : generate sustained growth or maximize quid pro quo?. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780271033877 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008012391 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elections--Brazil.<br/>Elections--Venezuela.<br/>Democracy--Brazil.<br/>Democracy--Venezuela.<br/>Elecciones--Brasil.<br/>Democracia--Brasil.<br/>Elecciones--Venezuela.<br/>Democracia--Venezuela.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JL 2492  / L988v 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.981