| Description |
v, 310 pages : charts ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : how do you solve a problem like elections? -- Invisible rigging : how to steal an election without getting caught -- Buying hearts and minds : the art of electoral bribery -- Divide and rule : violence as a political strategy -- Hack the election : fake news and the digital frontier -- Ballot-box stuffing : the last resort -- Potemkin elections : how to fool the West -- Conclusion : how to stop election rigging |
| Summary |
In this book, Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas expose the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratization, and reveal the six essential strategies that dictators use to undermine the electoral process in order to guarantee victory for themselves. |
| Subject |
Elections -- Corrupt practices.
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Elections -- Corrupt practices -- Developing countries.
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| Added Author |
Klaas, Brian, 1986- author.
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| ISBN |
9780300204438 (hardcover) |
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0300204434 (hardcover) |
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