Public Appointments as Informal Institutions

Lessons From the Cuoteo in Chile, 1990-2018

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ID6380458
AuthorsPeter M Siavelis (0000-0002-6198-8206, Wake Forest University), Kirsten Sehnbruch (0000-0001-5976-664X, London School of Economics and Political Science), E Barozet (0000-0001-9297-3480, University of Chile), Valentina Ulloa (0000-0003-0678-5534)
Year2022
Issueahead
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de ciencia política (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0716-1417 • E-ISSN: 0718-090X
PublisherSciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4067/s0718-090x2022005000114
OpenAlexW4285287373
SCIELO_PIDS0718-090X2022000300537
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

This paper engages existing research on informal institutions in Latin America, by analyzing informal institutions related to public appointments in Chile with particular reference to what is known as the cuoteo . We extend the analysis from the national to the regional and local levels by considering how these informal institutions shape politics. Our research reveals that the nature and function of the cuoteo change according to the level of government at which it operates. Through this analysis we show how the decline of the cuoteo can lead to the erosion of its ability to contribute to the operation of high-quality formal institutions. We combine a review of literature with the analysis of 132 interviews in six regions of Chile

Economic growth · Economics · Function (biology · Government (linguistics · Latin Americans · Political science · Politics · Public institution · Sociology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Governance · Social Issues and Policies in Latin America · Taxation and Compliance Studies

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