Particularism around the World

Particularism around the World

This article presents a new data set on electoral systems and outlines its potential uses in research on the links between electoral systems and economic outcomes. The data measure the extent to which politicians can advance their careers by appeal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wallack, Jessica Seddon, Gaviria, Alejandro, Panizza, Ugo, Stein, Ernesto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
ADVERTISING
ARTICLE
BASIC
BICAMERAL SYSTEM
CANDIDATES
CITIZEN CONTROL
CLASSIFICATION
CLASSIFICATIONS
CODES
CODING
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUENCY
CONSTITUENT
CONSTITUENTS
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC REGIMES
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTIONS
E-MAIL
E-MAIL ADDRESS
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
ELECTION
ELECTORAL PROCESS
ELECTORAL SYSTEM
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
ENTRY
INCOME GROUPS
INVENTORY
LAWS
LEGISLATORS
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES
LOWER HOUSES
ORDERING
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL RIGHTS
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PROBABILITY
RESEARCHERS
RESULT
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SPREADSHEET
SYSTEM DESIGN
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UPPER HOUSE
UPPER HOUSES
USERS
VOTERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741949/particularism-around-world
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17168
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Summary:This article presents a new data set on electoral systems and outlines its potential uses in research on the links between electoral systems and economic outcomes. The data measure the extent to which politicians can advance their careers by appealing to narrow geographic constituencies on the one hand or party constituencies on the other.

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