Electoral Incentives and Capture of Local Institutions: Evidence from No-Confidence Votes on Local Governments

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Brief Overview

This paper investigates conditions under which national elites use selection institutions to prematurely remove prospective local rivals. It argues and find support for the logic of political survival with deterrence in the context of Benin.

Author

• Lazare Kovo, Emory University