Politicians, the Media, and Domestic Audience Costs.
Domestic audience costs can help leaders establish credible commitments by tying their hands. Most studies assume these costs without explaining how they arise. I link domestic audience costs to the citizens' ability to sanction the leadership for pursuing a policy they would not want if they had th...
| Publicado en: | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 445 - 478 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2006
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