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Worker retraining and transfer payments : the political economy of social protection
Jain, Sanjay - 2017
redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011611222
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Intergovernmental fiscal transfers and tactical political maneuverings : evidence from Ghana's District Assemblies Common Fund
Fumey, Abel - 2018
This paper examines the influence of political considerations on intergovernmental fiscal transfers in Ghana. The two-step system GMM approach was used to estimate transfers and elections data for 167 districts from 1994 to 2014. The analysis was country-wide and covers swing districts as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011806757
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The experimented society: interventions, social science, and the failure of post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan
Murtazashvili, Jennifer Brick - 2024
This paper critically examines the shortcomings of post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021, arguing that an overemphasis on measurable results and causal inference led to overly narrow, community-driven development interventions that failed to appreciate the complex...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014574158
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"Delangokubona" and the distribution of rents and opportunity : an exploration of tensions over race-based policies of redress and redistribution in South Africa
Cawe, Ayabonga - 2022
Capital spending on infrastructure presents a significant counter-cyclical tool, however contested it might be in a society as unequal as South Africa. The history of racial capitalism, racebased exclusion from economic participation, and an enduring political economy based on the concentration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013260025
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Voter coercion and pro-poor redistribution in rural Mexico
Filipovich, Dragan; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Santillán … - 2021
Voter coercion is a recurrent threat to pro-poor redistribution in young democracies. In this study we focus on Mexico …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012608489
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Regime type, inequality, and redistributive transfers in developing countries
Dodlova, Marina; Giolbas, Anna - 2017
The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596960
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Smoothing food price trends in Nigeria : political economy issues and policy vistas
Olomola, Aderibigbe S. - 2015
This study reviews the political economy issues surrounding the 2008 food crisis in Nigeria; the lessons learned from management of the crisis; analyses the performance of policies aimed at stabilizing prices; and proffers policy measures for preventing future occurrence. The study finds that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436464
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Towards a political economy framework for wind power : does China break the mould?
Davidson, Michael R.; Kahrl, Frederich; Karplus, Valerie J. - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016
We propose a general taxonomy of the political economy challenges to wind power development and integration, highlighting the implications in terms of actors, interests, and risks. Applying this framework to three functions in China's electricity sector - planning and project approval, generator...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011456007
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Political economy and governance
Dietsche, Evelyn - 2017
This paper reviews the political economy of extractive resources and the associated resources sector governance agenda. The consensus that good sector governance improves the developmental impacts of extractive resources exploitation is premised on the understanding that institutions matter for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011595705
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The dynamics of state-business relations between the Ethiopian state and Chinese private firms : a case study of the Eastern Industrial Park
Chen, Weiwei - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021
Despite the Ethiopian government's commitment to attracting foreign direct investment to its emerging manufacturing sector and its shared interests with Chinese private businesses in building profitable investments, relations between Chinese private businesses and the Ethiopian government are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012592254