How does informal government accountability relate to democratization? In this paper, we use multiple methodologies to show the relation between informal government accountability and democratization in Taiwan. Three results are relevant: First, a game-theoretic model reveals that both informal...

Studies of participatory policy-making show citizens' participation in policy-making yield better solutions and more successful policy performance. But studies of the Asian newly industrialized countries (NICs) of South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan attribute the successful economic policies and...

I appreciate the work that Professor Lowry has put into the evaluation of the credible apologies argument presented in my article, "Non-Electoral Responsiveness Mechanisms." Lowry states that I assume, "a causal arrow running from poor economic performance to credible apologies." I am obliged to...