Promoting democracy in fragile states

Insights from a field experiment in Liberia

A field experiment in rural Liberia is used to study democratic participation in fragile states. Fragile states are marked by political fragmentation, local patronage systems, and voter vulnerability. To understand the effects of such conditions on democratic expression through elections, the experi...

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Volume:	7370
Main Author:	Mvukiyehe, Eric Samii, Cyrus Dara
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Washington, DC Development Research Group, Impact Evaluation Team 2015 The World Bank
Data of publication:	2015
Series:	Policy research working paper
Subjects:	Arbeitspapier Demokratie Erwachsenenbildung Feldforschung Liberia Ländlicher Raum Partizipation Staat MONITORING VOTING RIGHTS LOYALTY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS PLURALISM DICTATORIAL REGIMES PARTICIPATION VARIABLES FREEDOMS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICS PARTY MEMBERS POLITICAL RIGHTS ELECTIONS POLITICAL SCIENCE ALLEGIANCE CONSTITUENCIES COMMITTEES CONSTITUENT POLITICAL LANDSCAPE CIVICS VOTE CHOICE CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICAL DISCUSSION PATRONAGE INCOME FORMS OF PARTICIPATION COLLECTIVE ACTION DEMOCRACY VOTING ATTRITION POLICIES TRAINING CITIZEN ACCESS SECURITY LIBERTY OUTCOMES DEMOCRACIES GOVERNMENT INNOVATIONS GOVERNMENTS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS LAW FREE PRESS POLITICAL INFORMATION VALUE THEORY POLITICAL PLURALISM ELECTORAL SYSTEMS NATIONAL ELECTIONS POLITICAL BEHAVIOR NATION CIVIC EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS POLITICIANS QUEEN CANDIDATES ACCOUNTING TERRORISM EFFECTS PARTICIPATION CONSTITUENTS ELECTION OUTCOME INFORMATION POLITICAL AUTHORITY MOTIVATION ORDINARY CITIZENS BALLOT BOX BANKING POLICY ISSUES VOTER PARTICIPATION ELECTION CRISES PARTICIPANTS POLITICAL LEADERS RIGHTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FACTIONS PEACE INCENTIVES COMMUNITY MEMBERS MOBILE PHONE MONOPOLIES ELECTORAL INFORMATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION UNITED NATIONS ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL DEMOCRACY ELECTORAL CHOICES VOTER TURNOUT LITERACY RATES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION REPRESENTATIVES POLITICAL CULTURE POLITICAL CHANGE FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL PEACE ECONOMICS CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION ANARCHY
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