This paper examines the consequences of powerful political connections for local governments. We find that governments located within the constituencies of, and thus connected to, powerful congressional members reduce their stewardship over public resources. Using plausibly-exogenous declines in...

This dissertation hypothesized a theory of differentiated government control that posits the strength of NGOs' political connections is positively associated with their major revenues in authoritarian China. This dissertation quantitatively tested this theory using a sample of 2,021 foundations...