Political corruption, economic performance, and electoral outcomes
A Cross-National Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6049574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eunjung Choi (University of South Florida), Jongseok Woo (0000-0003-4972-4088, University of West Florida) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 249-262 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569775.2010.501636 |
| OpenAlex | W2080014609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 58 |
The current study examines how the incumbent government's economic performance plays a role in mediating the impact of political corruption on electoral outcomes in 115 developing countries with relatively higher levels of corruption than Western consolidated democracies. Borrowing theoretical insights from the information-processing theory of voting, this study finds that political corruption becomes a formative electoral factor when the regime fails to sustain a sufficient level of economic growth. Otherwise, political corruption is not a significant factor that shapes electoral outcomes, irrespective of the level of perceived corruption, because the economy occupies voters' minds as the most important issue, making it a more accessible issue than political corruption
Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Government (linguistics · Language change · Political corruption · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Voting · Voting behavior · Corruption and Economic Development · Media Influence and Politics · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |