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      Can Informed Voters Enforce Better Governance? Experiments in Low-Income Democracies

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          This article evaluates a body of recent work that uses field and natural experiments to answer the question of whether informed voters can enforce better governance. A common finding in the literature is that voter behavior is malleable and that information about the political process and politician performance improves electoral accountability. Limited availability of information thus provides one explanation for the persistence of low-quality politicians and the existence of identity politics and electoral malpractices in low-income democracies. Understanding how voters can gain access to credible sources of information and understanding how politicians react to improved information about their performance are promising avenues for future research.

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                Journal
                Annual Review of Economics
                Annu. Rev. Econ.
                Annual Reviews
                1941-1383
                1941-1391
                September 2011
                September 2011
                : 3
                : 1
                : 215-237
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; email:
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                10.1146/annurev-economics-061109-080154
                f57078a9-05e4-47bb-bed6-329db32a8713
                © 2011
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                Sociology,Social policy & Welfare,Political science,Psychology,Development studies,Public health

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