Controlling democracy: The principal-agent problems in election administration

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-510

  Alvarez, R Michael ^a   Hall, Thad E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Election reform; Principal agent theory; Public management

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL THEORY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33845540681     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2006.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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