Incumbency bias: why political office is a blessing and a curse in latin america
Auteur :
Schiumerini, Luis
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009636506
Date de publication :
31 mai 2025
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
We tend to think that incumbents always win elections. Yet, recently, incumbents have been ousted from office across the world. Focusing on Latin America, this book demonstrates that 'incumbency bias' emerges because democracy creates a mismatch between citizens' expectations and incumbents' capacity to deliver.