对于国人而言,贿选是一件颇为新鲜的事物。这种在近代民主选举活动普及过程中诞生的政治腐败现象,与民主关系紧密,如影随形。从政治史角度看,金钱交易选票,普遍存在于政治民主化的早期阶段。在英美国家,18、19世纪是贿选现象的高发期。二战以后的日本,近年来的菲律宾、泰国,包括非洲一些民主国家等,都出现了贿选频发现象。在中国近代史 For people, bribery is a rather new thing. This phenomenon of political corruption, which was born during the popularization of modern democratic election activities, is closely related to democracy and goes hand in hand. From a political history point of view, money transaction balloting generally exists in the early stages of political democratization. In the Anglo-American countries, the 18th and 19th centuries are the high incidence of bribery. After World War II, Japan, the Philippines in recent years, Thailand, including some democracies in Africa, have all along emerged the phenomenon of frequent bribery. Modern history in China