Politicians: be killed or survive

Arbeitspapier

In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. Rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using panel data covering more than 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce the probability of politicians being attacked or killed: extended institutional and governance quality, democracy, voice and accountability, a well functioning system of law and order, decentralization via the division of power and federalism, larger cabinet size and strengthened civil society. There is also support for a contagion effect.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 2483

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles ; Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General ; Criminal Law ; Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
• Thema: Assassinations ; rational choice ; governance ; democracy ; dictatorship ; deterrence ; protection ; Politische Gewalt ; Rationales Verhalten ; Politisches System ; Governance-Ansatz ; Innere Sicherheit ; Politische Stabilität ; Welt

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Frey, Bruno S. ; Torgler, Benno
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (wo): Munich
• (wann): 2008

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/26528
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ