La definición de los derechos de propiedad permite que el titular del derecho,respaldado por la norma, se apropie y explote, transfiera o done un recurso.Quien ejerce esa titularidad es responsable del uso que se dé al mismo, elque no solo debería beneficiarlo, sino también procurar por lo...

In Bogota reforms in 1991 blocked a market for buying and selling of votes. The patronage lost effectiveness, citizens developed a vote of opinion and the city demonstrated an outstanding performance in the provision of public goods and services. This story is illustrated by a new panel with...

This paper presents a model of political competition to explore the effect that the ideological distance between two political parties has over the provision of public goods. The main result argues that the ideological distance between parties and citizens has a negative relationship with the...