S1 Ep62: Buying votes
Oct 20, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Episode description
Politicians can bribe their way to an election win, but in a democracy we throw them out if they perform badly afterwards. Or maybe not: Jessica Leight tells Tim Phillips that vote-buying emboldens corrupt politicians to steal more, and that voters who take the handouts are also less likely to hold them to account.
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