When Do Legislators Pass on “Pork”? The Determinants of Legislator Utilization of a Constituency Development Fund in India

When Do Legislators Pass on “Pork”? The Determinants of Legislator Utilization of a Constituency Development Fund in India

The authors examine a unique public spending program that is proliferating across developing countries, the constituency development fund, to investigate when legislators exert more effort on behalf of their constituents. Using data from India, the...

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Main Authors: Keefer, Philip, Khemani, Stuti
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
BUREAUCRACY
CANDIDATES
COALITION GOVERNMENTS
COMPETITORS
COMPTROLLER
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUENCY
CONSTITUENT
CONSTITUENTS
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DISCRIMINATION
ELECTION
ELECTIONS
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
ELECTORATE
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY
LEGISLATIVE DECISION
LEGISLATOR
LEGISLATORS
MAJORITIES
MP
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEGISLATORS
PARLIAMENT
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
POLITICAL AFFILIATION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PARTY
POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICIANS
PRIME MINISTER
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
REPRESENTATIVES
SPONSOR
VOTING
VOTING BEHAVIOR
VOTING RIGHTS
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4123

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4123

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