‘quick fix’ for policymakers seeking to ensure accountability of health care organizations, elections may produce remarkably …This paper presents findings from a multimethod study of pilot elections held to choose members of health boards in the …-structured interviews with candidates, elected Board members and other stakeholders, we demonstrate that the introduction of elections did …

This paper studies the relationship between fiscal decentralization and electoral accountability, by analyzing how … public good spillovers or economics of scale, so that absent elections, voters are indifferent about the fiscal regime. The …

This paper studies the relationship between fiscal decentralization and electoral accountability, by analyzing how … public good spillovers or economies of scale, so that absent elections, voters are indifferent about the fiscal regime. The …

This paper studies the relationship between fiscal decentralization and electoral accountability, by analysing how … public good spillovers or economies of scale, so that absent elections, voters are indifferent about the fiscal regime. The …

We model the role of a parliament’s structure in shaping the accountability of elected representatives. In a setting in … which lawmakers interact with a lobby through a bargaining process and with voters by means of elections, we show that only … reduction in his accountability. Arguments suggesting that bicameralism is a panacea against the abuse of power by elected …

War outcomes are unlikely to effect elections if the major parties did not disagree over the war. Leaders who enter … elections since WWII in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, and India. The results confirm that leaders are far more … opposition's behavior that the important link between war outcomes and elections is revealed. …