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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 …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …

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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 …

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Political connections and firms' formalization : evidence from Viet Nam

Dang Duc Anh; Hai Anh La - 2020

The literature shows that political connections have different effects on firms' activities. However, the question of how political connections affect firms' formalization has not been explored. Using data from three waves of the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprise Survey for the period from...

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Redistribution, inequality and political participation : evidence from Mexico during the 2008 financial crisis

Justino, Patricia; Martorano, Bruno - 2016

This paper explores the relationship between a large government cash transfer programme, changes in inequality, and political participation in Mexico. The results show that increases in the coverage of the programme during the 2008 financial crisis resulted in greater individual participation in...

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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...

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Inequality and voting in fragile countries : evidence from Mozambique

Bove, Margherita; Egger, Eva-Maria; Jones, Sam; … - 2024

The political consequences of economic inequality have been debated in academic and policy circles for centuries. The nature of this relationship seems highly dependent on specific contexts, with empirical studies showing mixed evidence on how economic inequality affects voting and other forms...

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Civil society, institutional change and the politics of reform : the great transition

Bruszt, László; Campos, Nauro; Fidrmuc, Jan; Roland, … - 2010

; institutions ; economic reform ; democratization …

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Twenty years of political transition

Treisman, Daniel - 2010

What explains the divergent political paths that the post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have followed since the fall of the Berlin Wall? While some appear today to be consolidated democracies, others have all the features of consolidated autocracy. This study...

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Why are the elite in China motivated to promote growth?

Zang, Xiaowei - 2010

's developmental elites to understand their motivations for economic growth in the reform era. To better understand whether or not …

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Cambodia's land management and administration project

Biddulph, Robin - 2014

This paper presents the case of World Bank support to the mass titling component of the Cambodia Land Management and Administration Project. This was a project for which there was clear national demand, as evidenced by the fact that the Cambodian government had already attempted to implement...

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