Politicians : Be killed or survive
Torgler, Benno & Frey, Bruno (2012) Politicians : Be killed or survive. Public Choice, 11127.
Abstract
In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. To investigate this phenomenon, rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using a large data set covering close to 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce the probability of politicians being attacked or killed: extended institutional and governance quality, democracy, voice and accountability, a well-functioning system of law and order, decentralization via the division of power and federalism, larger cabinet size and a stronger civil society. There is also support for a contagion effect.
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| ID Code: | 54091 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s11127-011-9908-6 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7101 (online) 0048-5829 (print) |
| Divisions: | Current > Schools > School of Economics & Finance |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. |
| Deposited On: | 11 Oct 2012 09:10 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2012 14:03 |
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