Distributive Politics in Developing Federal Democracies
Compensating Governors for Their Territorial Support
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2997632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucas I González (0000-0002-9512-6049, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Ignacio Mamone (0000-0003-3952-5894, University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 50-76 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2015.00279.x |
| OpenAlex | W1844985684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 52 |
Using original data from the period 1999-2011 on federal infrastructure investment for all subnational units in two federations, Argentina and Brazil, and a unitary nation, Colombia, this study shows that in developing federal countries with strong governors, presidents use nonearmarked transfers as a tool to compensate governors for sizable and secure territorial political support. The study argues that in these cases, resources do not make electoral power but chase it. In the unitary case, conversely, governors do not influence distributive politics. Variation also was found in the relevance of Congress, legislative overrepresentation, and programmatic criteria across cases. The article discusses possible reasons for these results and their implications for the comparative debate on distributive politics
Distributive property · Economics · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Unitary state · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |