Overview
- Investigates the impact of vote buying in Indonesia
- Explores the nature, extent, determinants, targeting and effectiveness of vote buying
- Argues that in total numbers —given the relatively small number of party loyalists in Indonesia— vote buying hits more uncommitted voters
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This book investigates the impact of vote buying on the accountability of democratic institutions and policy representation in newly democratic countries, with a focus on Indonesia. In doing so, the book presents a wide-ranging study of the dynamics of vote buying in Indonesia’s young democracy, exploring the nature, extent, determinants, targeting and effectiveness of this practice. It addresses these central issues in the context of comparative studies of vote buying, arguing that although party loyalists are disproportionately targeted in vote buying efforts, in total numbers —given the relatively small number of party loyalists in Indonesia— vote buying hits more uncommitted voters. It also demonstrates that the effectiveness of vote buying on vote choice is in the 10 percent range, which is sufficient for many candidates to secure a seat and thus explains why they still engage in vote buying despite high levelsof leakage.
This book investigates the impact of vote buying on the accountability of democratic institutions and policy representation in newly democratic countries, with a focus on Indonesia. In doing so, the book presents a wide-ranging study of the dynamics of vote buying in Indonesia’s young democracy, exploring the nature, extent, determinants, targeting and effectiveness of this practice. It addresses these central issues in the context of comparative studies of vote buying, arguing that although party loyalists are disproportionately targeted in vote buying efforts, in total numbers —given the relatively small number of party loyalists in Indonesia— vote buying hits more uncommitted voters. It also demonstrates that the effectiveness of vote buying on vote choice is in the 10 percent range, which is sufficient for many candidates to secure a seat and thus explains why they still engage in vote buying despite high levelsof leakage.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Burhanuddin Muhtadi is a lecturer at State Islamic University, Jakarta. He is also an executive director of Indonesian Political Indicator and Director of Public Affairs at Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI). He has published his articles in scholarly journals such as Asian Studies Review, Bijdragen, and Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Vote Buying in Indonesia
Book Subtitle: The Mechanics of Electoral Bribery
Authors: Burhanuddin Muhtadi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6779-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6778-6Published: 16 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-6779-3Published: 07 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 318
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations
Topics: Electoral Politics, Asian Politics