Promoting Democracy in Fragile States : Insights from a Field Experiment in Liberia

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...

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Main Authors: Mvukiyehe, Eric, Samii, Cyrus
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
TERRORISM
FREEDOM
VOTE CHOICE
VOTING RIGHTS
MOTIVATION
RIGHTS
ELECTION OUTCOME
ACCOUNTING
PARTICIPANTS
ORDINARY CITIZENS
POLITICS
INCOME
LOYALTY
GOVERNMENT
UNITED NATIONS
CITIZEN ACCESS
POLITICAL RIGHTS
POLITICIANS
INFORMATION
MONITORING
POLITICAL ECONOMY
EFFECTS
INCENTIVES
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
LITERACY RATES
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
CIVICS
CIVIC EDUCATION
ANARCHY
PARTY MEMBERS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
DICTATORIAL REGIMES
POLITICAL PLURALISM
QUEEN
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
ALLEGIANCE
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
TRAINING
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION
CIVIL SOCIETY
DEMOCRACY
CANDIDATES
ATTRITION
VOTER TURNOUT
ELECTORAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATIONS
POLICY ISSUES
BALLOT BOX
REPRESENTATIVES
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ELECTIONS
CONSTITUENTS
CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION
POLICIES
PARTICIPATION
MOBILE PHONE
VALUE
PLURALISM
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL CULTURE
NATION
CONSTITUENCIES
ECONOMICS
FREE PRESS
DEMOCRACIES
POLITICAL AUTHORITY
POLITICAL CHANGE
CONSTITUENT
COMMITTEES
THEORY
SECURITY
POLITICAL INFORMATION
ELECTORAL CHOICES
LIBERTY
PATRONAGE
FORMS OF PARTICIPATION
MONOPOLIES
FACTIONS
CRISES
BANKING
VOTING
PARTICIPATION VARIABLES
LAW
VOTER PARTICIPATION
FREEDOMS
COLLECTIVE ACTION
GOVERNMENTS
OUTCOMES
ELECTION
POLITICAL LEADERS
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
PEACE
INNOVATIONS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
POLITICAL DISCUSSION
POLITICAL DEMOCRACY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24784483/promoting-democracy-fragile-states-insights-field-experiment-liberia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22454

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24784483/promoting-democracy-fragile-states-insights-field-experiment-liberia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22454

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