Between Election Rivalry and the Agency Costs of Government: The Effectiveness of Party Competition Across Indian States, 1957–2018

Two dimensions of the intensity of interparty rivalry are used to test the hypothesis that greater interparty competition enhances government efficiency. Using data from a set of 14 large Indian state governments between 1957 and 2018, we find confirmation for two political rivalry hypotheses. The f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public finance review 2024-05, Vol.52 (3), p.314-344
Hauptverfasser:	Ferris, J. Stephen, Dash, Bharatee Bhusana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Elections Expenditures Incumbency State government
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