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Progressive ambition, electoral selection, and the creation of ideologues

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  • Joseph E. Harrington Jr.

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The process by which high-level office-holders are selected is shown to result in pure office-seeking politicians looking like ideologues. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

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  • Joseph E. Harrington Jr., 2000. "Progressive ambition, electoral selection, and the creation of ideologues," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 13-23, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ecogov:v:1:y:2000:i:1:p:13-23
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    1. Natalya Brown, 2014. "Candidate Ambition and Advancement under Term Limits," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 42(1), pages 53-64, March.
    2. Garcia-Martinez, Jose A., 2010. "Selectivity in hierarchical social systems," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 145(6), pages 2471-2482, November.
    3. Callander, Steven & Wilkie, Simon, 2007. "Lies, damned lies, and political campaigns," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 60(2), pages 262-286, August.
    4. M. Dogan, 2010. "Transparency and political moral hazard," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 142(1), pages 215-235, January.
    5. José A. García-Martínez, 2018. "A simple dynamic contest with a parameterized strength of competition," SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, Springer;Spanish Economic Association, vol. 9(3), pages 305-332, August.

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