-and obtains the opposite prediction. According to this model, public spending and taxes are lower under coalition governments that …

"The fact that raising taxes can increase taxed labor supply through income effects is frequently used to justify much … lower measures of the marginal welfare cost of taxes and greater public good provision than indicated by traditional …-and will provide the same result-as long as the income effects of both taxes and public good provision are incorporated in a …

discusses the factors which can facilitate the development of accountability and participatory governance mechanisms. Lessons … impact of participatory governance on policymaking, while emerging, is still a work in progress. The paper concludes with … recommendations for how developing country societies might sustain real achievements in participatory governance and domestic …

"This paper examines the conceptual and empirical basis of corruption and governance and concludes that decentralized … local governance is conducive to reduced corruption in the long run. This is because localization helps to break the …