The political economy of intergovernmental grants: Evidence from a maturing democracy

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2007

Autores

Veiga, LG (Autor) Outra; Maria Manuel Pinho (Autor) FEP

Revista

Título: Public Choice

Vol. 133 Nº 3

Páginas: 457-477

ISSN: 0048-5829

Editora: Springer Nature

Indexação

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Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-004-669

DOI: 10.1007/s11127-007-9208-3

Abstract (EN): We evaluate the impact of political forces in the allocation of intergovernmental grants in Portugal, as it matured from a young to an established democracy. Using a large and unexplored dataset we show that political variables condition the granting system, and that their importance changed over time. While tactical manipulation in the distribution of grants among municipalities seems to exist only in the early years of democracy, opportunistic effects are stronger in the latter years. We argue that the latter effect is due to a change in the political environment and to the electorate's lack of information on intergovernmental grants.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 21