Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services
The incentives of politicians to provide broad public goods and reduce poverty vary across countries. Even in democracies, politicians often have incentives to divert resources to political rents and private transfers that benefit a few citizens at...
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ABSENTEEISM ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADULT LITERACY AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION ARTICLE ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BARRIERS TO ENTRY BULLETIN BUSINESS CYCLES BY ELECTIONS CANDIDATES CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR POPULATION CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD LABOR CITIZEN CITIZENS CIVIC SOCIETY CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CIVIL SOCIETY COMPOSITION OF PUBLIC SPENDING CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENTS DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OF AUTHORITY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SERVICES EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SPENDING ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORATE ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC HETEROGENEITY EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXPENDITURE POLICIES EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH EXTERNAL AID EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FEMALE LITERACY FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FOOD PRODUCTION FREE MEDIA FUNGIBILITY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNORS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE QUALITY INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTEREST PAYMENTS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LACK OF INFORMATION LEGISLATORS LITERACY RATES LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC GOODS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARKET FAILURES MARKET PRICES MASS MEDIA MEDICAL FACILITIES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINORITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OIL PRICES PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY ISSUES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL LANDSCAPE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL PROCESSES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PORK BARREL POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION PRESENT VALUE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDER INCENTIVES PROVISION OF GOODS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC ACTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY SERVICES RADIO RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM EFFORTS RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE AVAILABILITY RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOL-AGE CHILD SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SIGNIFICANT POLICY SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION SOCIAL GROUP SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS TAX BREAKS TRANSPORTATION UNCERTAINTY UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL EDUCATION UTILITY FUNCTIONS VICTIMS VOTER PREFERENCES VOTER TURNOUT VOTING PATTERNS |
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ABSENTEEISM ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADULT LITERACY AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION ARTICLE ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BARRIERS TO ENTRY BULLETIN BUSINESS CYCLES BY ELECTIONS CANDIDATES CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR POPULATION CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD LABOR CITIZEN CITIZENS CIVIC SOCIETY CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CIVIL SOCIETY COMPOSITION OF PUBLIC SPENDING CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENTS DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OF AUTHORITY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SERVICES EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SPENDING ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORATE ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC HETEROGENEITY EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXPENDITURE POLICIES EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH EXTERNAL AID EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FEMALE LITERACY FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FOOD PRODUCTION FREE MEDIA FUNGIBILITY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNORS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE QUALITY INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTEREST PAYMENTS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LACK OF INFORMATION LEGISLATORS LITERACY RATES LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC GOODS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARKET FAILURES MARKET PRICES MASS MEDIA MEDICAL FACILITIES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINORITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OIL PRICES PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY ISSUES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL LANDSCAPE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL PROCESSES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PORK BARREL POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION PRESENT VALUE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDER INCENTIVES PROVISION OF GOODS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC ACTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY SERVICES RADIO RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM EFFORTS RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE AVAILABILITY RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOL-AGE CHILD SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SIGNIFICANT POLICY SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION SOCIAL GROUP SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS TAX BREAKS TRANSPORTATION UNCERTAINTY UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL EDUCATION UTILITY FUNCTIONS VICTIMS VOTER PREFERENCES VOTER TURNOUT VOTING PATTERNS Keefer, Philip Khemani, Stuti Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services |
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The incentives of politicians to provide
broad public goods and reduce poverty vary across countries.
Even in democracies, politicians often have incentives to
divert resources to political rents and private transfers
that benefit a few citizens at the expense of many. These
distortions can be traced to imperfections in political
markets that are greater in some countries than in others.
This article reviews the theory and evidence on the impact
on political incentives of incomplete information for
voters, the lack of credibility of political promises, and
social polarization. The analysis has implications for
policy and for reforms to improve public goods provision and
reduce poverty. |
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Journal Article |
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Keefer, Philip Khemani, Stuti |
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Keefer, Philip Khemani, Stuti |
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Keefer, Philip |
| title |
Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services |
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Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services |
| title_full |
Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services |
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Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services |
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Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services |
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democracy, public expenditures, and the poor : understanding political incentives for providing public services |
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Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/17591977/democracy-public-expenditures-poor-understanding-political-incentives-providing-public-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16407 |
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okr-10986-164072021-04-23T14:03:30Z Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor : Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services Keefer, Philip Khemani, Stuti ABSENTEEISM ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADULT LITERACY AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION ARTICLE ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BARRIERS TO ENTRY BULLETIN BUSINESS CYCLES BY ELECTIONS CANDIDATES CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR POPULATION CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD LABOR CITIZEN CITIZENS CIVIC SOCIETY CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CIVIL SOCIETY COMPOSITION OF PUBLIC SPENDING CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENTS DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OF AUTHORITY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME E-MAIL ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SERVICES EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SPENDING ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORATE ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC HETEROGENEITY EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXPENDITURE POLICIES EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH EXTERNAL AID EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FEMALE LITERACY FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FOOD PRODUCTION FREE MEDIA FUNGIBILITY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNORS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE QUALITY INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTEREST PAYMENTS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LACK OF INFORMATION LEGISLATORS LITERACY RATES LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC GOODS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARKET FAILURES MARKET PRICES MASS MEDIA MEDICAL FACILITIES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINORITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OIL PRICES PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY ISSUES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL LANDSCAPE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL PROCESSES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PORK BARREL POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION PRESENT VALUE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDER INCENTIVES PROVISION OF GOODS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC ACTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY SERVICES RADIO RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM EFFORTS RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE AVAILABILITY RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOL-AGE CHILD SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SIGNIFICANT POLICY SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION SOCIAL GROUP SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS TAX BREAKS TRANSPORTATION UNCERTAINTY UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL EDUCATION UTILITY FUNCTIONS VICTIMS VOTER PREFERENCES VOTER TURNOUT VOTING PATTERNS The incentives of politicians to provide broad public goods and reduce poverty vary across countries. Even in democracies, politicians often have incentives to divert resources to political rents and private transfers that benefit a few citizens at the expense of many. These distortions can be traced to imperfections in political markets that are greater in some countries than in others. This article reviews the theory and evidence on the impact on political incentives of incomplete information for voters, the lack of credibility of political promises, and social polarization. The analysis has implications for policy and for reforms to improve public goods provision and reduce poverty. 2013-12-19T19:58:38Z 2013-12-19T19:58:38Z 2005-03-01 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/17591977/democracy-public-expenditures-poor-understanding-political-incentives-providing-public-services World Bank Research Observer doi:10.1093/wbro/lki002 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16407 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research :: Journal Article |