Government Constraints and Accountability
Economic Voting in Greece Before and During the IMF Intervention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Spyros Kosmidi (0000-0002-9465-0789, corresponding author), Spyros Kosmidis |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1136-1155 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2014.916061 |
| OpenAlex | W2056724564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 34 |
Incumbent parties in Southern Europe experienced losses in their electoral support that came along with a series of economic reforms imposed by the EU and the IMF. However, recent theories of accountability would predict lower levels of economic voting given the limited room left for national governments to manoeuvre the economy. To resolve this puzzle, the paper presents and models quarterly vote intention time series data from Greece (2000–2012) and links it with the state of the economy. The empirical results show that after the bailout loan agreement Greek voters significantly shifted their assignment of responsibility for (economic) policy outcomes from the EU to the national government, which in turn heightened the impact of objective economic conditions on governing party support. The findings have implications for theories linking international structures, government constraints and democratic accountability
Accountability · Bailout · Democracy · Economic interventionism · Economic policy · Economics · Financial crisis · Government (linguistics · Intervention (counseling · Loan · Macroeconomics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,92 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |