Prior research on mass media and government accountability has not examined the effects of citizen media access on …

This paper studies the relationship between fiscal decentralization and electoral accountability, by analysing how … public good spillovers or economies of scale, so that absent elections, voters are indifferent about the fiscal regime. The …

degree of mandate or accountability representation is a function of the balance of powers and the degree of separation of … presidentialism - under certain common institutional configurations - provides accountability representation to a degree overlooked by …

parties? Democratic theory assumes that offering more information to voters will enhance electoral accountability. However, if … copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout … flows of information are necessary, they may be insufficient to improve political accountability, since voters may respond …

War outcomes are unlikely to effect elections if the major parties did not disagree over the war. Leaders who enter … elections since WWII in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, and India. The results confirm that leaders are far more … opposition's behavior that the important link between war outcomes and elections is revealed. …

of elections and effective representation in policy-making, before and after elections. Previous work had suggested that … creating conditions for the Government Accountability and, to a lesser degree, Government Mandate models of citizen control …