The Countervailing Effects of Competition on Public Goods Provision
When Bargaining Inefficiencies Lead to Bad Outcomes
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3765705 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Julie Gottlieb (0000-0002-1204-8496, Mitchell Institute, autor de correspondencia), Katrina Kosec (0000-0002-5126-5215, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2019 |
| Volumen | 113 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 88-107 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055418000667 |
| OpenAlex | W2622714867 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 23 |
| Referencias citadas | 48 |
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
Competition (biology · Economics · Incentive · Legislature · Market economy · Microeconomics · Panel data · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public good · Transparency (behavior · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization
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