Electoral Competition and Local Government Responsiveness in Brazil

Arvate, Paulo Roberto

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.11.004

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“…This is comparable in magnitude—though oppositely signed—to effect sizes reported in the literature from other settings. For example, Hatfield and Kosec (2013) and Arvate (2013) examine the effects of political competition on public goods provision in the United States and in Brazil, respectively. They estimate that a standard deviation increase in competition is on average associated with a 0.142 and a 0.050 standard deviation increase in public goods outcomes, respectively.…”

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The Countervailing Effects of Competition on Public Goods Provision: When Bargaining Inefficiencies Lead to Bad Outcomes

Gottlieb

Kosec²

2018

Am Polit Sci Rev

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Political competition is widely recognized as a mediator of public goods provision through its salutary effect on incumbents’ electoral incentives. We argue that political competition additionally mediates public goods provision by reducing the efficiency of legislative bargaining. These countervailing forces may produce a net negative effect in places with weak parties and low transparency—typical of many young democracies. We provide evidence of a robust negative relationship between political competition and local public goods using panel data from Mali. Tests of mechanisms corroborate our interpretation of this relationship as evidence of legislative bargaining inefficiencies. To explore the generalizability of these findings, we analyze cross-country panel data and show that political competition leads to better (worse) public goods provision under high (low) levels of party system institutionalization. The paper sheds light on why political competition is only selectively beneficial, and underscores the importance of considering both the electoral and legislative arenas.

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Section: Effects Of Competition On Public Goods Provisionmentioning

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The Countervailing Effects of Competition on Public Goods Provision: When Bargaining Inefficiencies Lead to Bad Outcomes

Gottlieb

Kosec²

2018

Am Polit Sci Rev

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“…En el ámbito internacional se han realizado evaluaciones empíricas orientadas a explicar cómo la competencia política ha influido sobre la provisión de bienes públicos en países con diversos entornos institucionales. La literatura presenta indicios de que la competencia política ha incrementado el alcance y la fuerza de las políticas públicas, así como sus efectos positivos sobre el desempeño gubernamental en países como India (Chibber y Nooruddin, 2004), Bélgica (Ashworth et al, 2006), México (Rodríguez, 1998;Hiskey, 1999;Beer, 2003;Hecock 2006) y Brasil (Arvate, 2013), entre otros.…”

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Estimación del efecto de la alternancia sobre la provisión de servicios públicos locales en México

Zazueta

Elenes

2018

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In this analysis are evaluated aspects of the Mexican electoral system such as alternation, political competition, and juxtaposed governments, which impact on the provision of local public services in Mexico. Using cross-section data corresponding to 2019 municipalities and information about local elections, through an econometric estimation, it is revealed that political competition has a positive relationship with the coverage of public services. However, the effect on local governments differs according to the odds of alternation. A Heckman model to eliminate selection bias generated by the political alternation is proposed. ResumenEn este análisis se evalúan aspectos del sistema electoral mexicano tales como alternancia, competencia y gobiernos yuxtapuestos, mismos que impactan en la provisión de servicios públicos locales en México. Con datos de corte transversal correspondientes a 2019, municipios e información de elecciones locales, a través de la estimación econométrica, revelamos que la competencia política tiene una relación positiva con la cobertura de servicios públicos; sin embargo, el efecto difiere en los gobiernos locales de acuerdo a las probabilidades de la alternancia. Proponemos un modelo de Heckman para eliminar el sesgo de selección generado por la variable alternancia política.Palabras clave: provisión de bienes públicos, alternancia política, competencia política, desempeño gubernamental, gobiernos locales.

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“…Ricciuti (), Goeminne et al () all find that some measures of political fragmentation, which can be thought of as potential political competition, are associated with larger government deficits and debt. Arvate () also show that electoral competition increases the supply of some local public goods such as student enrolments and free immunisations. Dash and Mukherjee () find that persistent rule by a political party, lower political competition in some sense, has positive effects of HDI.…”

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The Impact of Political Competition on Economic Growth: Evidence from Municipalities in South Africa

Obikili

2018

South African J Economics

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This paper examines the impact of political competition on economic growth. In this paper, I show that internal political dynamics, distinct from the type of political system, can having different effects on growth. Using results from the 1994 and 1999 elections in South Africa, I show that municipalities with higher levels of political competition have shown lower levels of economic growth. I use individual level surveys to show that this political competition is associated with political paralysis, dissatisfaction with the current democracy and government and lower optimism about the future.

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Electoral Competition and Local Government Responsiveness in Brazil

Cited by 37 publications

References 39 publications

The Countervailing Effects of Competition on Public Goods Provision: When Bargaining Inefficiencies Lead to Bad Outcomes

The Countervailing Effects of Competition on Public Goods Provision: When Bargaining Inefficiencies Lead to Bad Outcomes

Estimación del efecto de la alternancia sobre la provisión de servicios públicos locales en México

The Impact of Political Competition on Economic Growth: Evidence from Municipalities in South Africa

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