Representative systems and policy punctuations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E J Fagan (0000-0003-4432-8000, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA), Bryan D Jones (Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, corresponding author), Christopher Wlezien (0000-0002-0719-697X, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 809-831 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2017.1296483 |
| OpenAlex | W2598262476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 46 |
This article examines how the characteristics of political institutions impact the extensiveness of budget punctuations. We develop a theory based on an adaptive systems framework from policy process studies of budgeting, and posit that institutional factors that impede democratic responsiveness lead to inefficiencies that cause policy changes to become more punctuated. Based on previous research on policy responsiveness, we hypothesize that national budgets become more punctuated with increases in federalism, electoral proportionality and executive dominance. We test our theory using Eurostat and International Monetary Fund (COFOG) budget data from 24 countries over the period 1996–2011. Our results strongly support the proposition that more federalized systems produce more budget punctuations, but provide only weak support for the propositions that proportional systems and those with dominant executives do so. The general proposition that institutions can impede the efficient processing of information receives some support, and warrants further investigation
Budget process · Business · Democracy · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Federalism · Political science · Politics · Proposition · Public economics · Punctuated equilibrium · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Accounting
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Towards A Predictive Theory of Government Expenditure
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |