There are relatively few theoretical models or empirical analyses of clientelism which analyse the sources and … consequences of clientelism. Data from household surveys in rural West Bengal are used to analyse the political clientelism. [BREAD …

Are ostensibly demand-driven public programs less susceptible to political clientelism even when private goods are …

incentives of local bureaucrats and politicians who enforce forest policy may be critical to combating tropical deforestation … years of institutional change in post-Soeharto Indonesia. Increases in the numbers of political jurisdictions are associated …

This paper examines in its first part, the views of leading European academics, politicians, lobbyists and opinion …

Politicians face high-powered electoral pressures while bureaucrats face longer-term, low powered incentives. Given … constitutional constraints, what incentives do politicians employ to control bureaucrats and how do bureaucrats respond to such … incentives? These issues are addressed using a sample model where politicians use posts of varying importance to motivate …

examines whether higher wages attract better quality politicians and improve political performance. The analysis exploits …

This paper uses household data from India to examine the economic and social status of village politicians, and how …

database is constructed on the personal background of 932 politicians who were at the head of the executive power in a …