The countervailing effects of competition on public goods provision: When bargaining inefficiencies lead to bad outcomes

Political competition is widely recognized as a mediator of public goods provision through its salutary effect on incumbents’ electoral incentives. We argue that political competition additionally mediates public goods provision by increasing the inefficiency of legislative bargaining. These counter...

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Main Authors:	Gottlieb, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
Subjects:	politics less favoured areas public goods democracy political systems legislative incentives competitors political institutions government bargaining power public expenditure governance
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145876