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The Size and Scope of Government: Comparative Politics with Rational Politicians.
Persson, T.; Tabellini, G. - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), … - 1998
composition of government spending to the political system. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005638791
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Is Government Size Optimal in the Gulf Countries of the Middle East? An Empirical Investigation.
Aly, H.; Strazicich, M. - Economic Research Forum (ERF) - 1999
The size of government consumption relative to national output is examined to see if it is optimal in five Gulf … marginal productivity of government consumption. The "Barro rule" states that government services are optimally provided when … the marginal product of government consumption is one. Regression tests are undertaken for each country, and then in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005671134
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Does Parliament Matter in New Democracies? The Cas of South Africa 1994-2000.
Mathisen, H.W.; Tjonneland, E.N. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutät, Universität Zürich - 2001
The role of parliaments is a neglected topic in the study of the democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa. This working paper provides a case study of the South African parliament from the first democratic elections in 1994 to the present. The paper examines the external environment and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005631407
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Choosing Electoral Rules in the Presence of Corruption
Tavares, Samia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Corruption is a problem that has been shown to adversely affect a country’s development. Recent studies have shown that a country’s electoral system can affect its corruption level. But if that is the case, then electoral rules could be chosen to maximize opportunities for corruption. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837392
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Young Democracies and Government Size: Evidence from South America
Bittencourt, Manoel - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2013
size of government tends to increase, predictably in an attempt of redistribution, or to buy out the electorate, so that … democracy becomes acceptable and "the only game in town". For that we use a sample of all nine South American young democracies … some countries, the evidence presented here is rather informative of what to expect in terms of government size during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010610288
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Does Rapid Liberalization Increase Corruption?
Tavares, Samia - EconWPA - 2005
Corruption scandals seem to abound in countries that have recently undergone reform. Despite the proliferation of stories in the news media, no one has examined whether reform—be it democratization or economic liberalization or both—actually causes an increase in corruption. Theory provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125949
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Municipal reform in the republics of the Southern Federal Okrug
Starodubrovskaya, Irina; Mironova, Nina - In: Research Paper Series (2010) 132P
reforming, the territorial organization of local self-government, the formation of municipal authority, the division of powers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010597984
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Finding Your Right (or Left) Partner to Merge
Bruns, Benjamin; Freier, Ronny; Schumann, Abel - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2015
We study political determinants of municipality amalgamations during a boundary reform in the German state of Brandenburg, which reduced the number of municipalities from 1,489 to 421. The analysis is conducted using data on the political decision makers as well as fiscal and socio-economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245937
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ASPECTS OF DECENTRALIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM
POPA, Florina - In: CrossCultural Management Journal (2013) 27, pp. 126-133
government, its impact on locally and nationally economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700636
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Does Bill Co-sponsorship Affect Campaign Contributions?: Evidence from the U.S. House of Representatives, 2000-2008
Tanger, Shaun M.; Seals, Richard Alan Seals Jr.; … - Department of Economics, Auburn University - 2011
There is considerable variation across members of the United States House of Representatives with respect to the number of bills they co-sponsor each legislative cycle. But we have little understanding of what motivates bill co-sponsorship activity. It seems unlikely that prospective campaign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862342