Government Privatization and Political Participation
The Case of Charter Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6387149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason B Cook, Jason Cook (0000-0002-3807-9688), Vladimir Kogan (0000-0002-9871-4065), Stéphane Lavertu (0000-0003-3971-3035), Zachary Peskowitz (0000-0001-8765-4573) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 300-314 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3816 • E-ISSN: 1468-2508 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/705818 |
| OpenAlex | W2955616473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
Governments around the world have privatized public services in the name of efficiency andcitizen empowerment, but some argue that privatization could also affect citizen participation indemocratic governance. We explore this possibility by estimating the impact of charter schools(which are publicly funded but privately operated) on school district elections. The analysisindicates that the enrollment of district students in charter schools reduced the number of votescast in district school board contests and, correspondingly, reduced turnout in the odd-yearelections in which those contests are held. This impact is concentrated in districts that servelow-achieving, impoverished, and minority students, leading to a modest decline in the share ofvoters in those districts who are black and who have children. There is little evidence that charterschool expansion affected the outcomes of school board elections or turnout in other elections
Charter · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration
Down from Bureaucracy
Political Control and the Power of the Agent
Policy Makes Mass Politics
Charter school closure and student achievement
Municipal Institutions and Voter Turnout in Local Elections
Personal Experience and Public Opinion
Learning from Schools
The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship
Making Young Voters
Election Timing, Electorate Composition, and Policy Outcomes
Performance Federalism and Local Democracy
School Choice and the Creation of Social Capital Reexamined
The Politics of Policy
Politics, Markets, and the Organization of Schools
Self-Interest, Social Security, and the Distinctive Participation Patterns of Senior Citizens
Institutional Arrangements and the Creation of Social Capital
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |