When Do Legislators Pass on Pork? The Role of Political Parties in Determining Legislator Effort
A central challenge in political economy is to identify the conditions under which legislators seek to "bring home the pork" to constituents. We conduct the first systematic analysis of one determinant of constituency service, voter attachment to political parties, holding constant elector...
Main Authors: | Keefer, Philip, Khemani, Stuti |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5905 |
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