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Local Public Choice in Representative Democracy: Which Theory Best Explains the Data? - Couverture souple

Le Maux, Benoît

 
9783838313474: Local Public Choice in Representative Democracy: Which Theory Best Explains the Data?
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ISBN 10 : 383831347X ISBN 13 : 9783838313474
Editeur : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

This Ph.D. thesis tests the power of the median voter model against the respective strength of alternative models based on partisan politicians, bureaucracy, interest group and budgetary incrementalism theories. To execute this comparison, the four principal per capita operating expenditures of the French departments are used as dependent variables: (i) social assistance, (ii) economic services, (iii) maintenance of the road network and (iv) secondary schools. The overall conclusion made is that the median voter model is not the best model for explaining local governments' behavior. While the income and tax share of the median voter have together a significant impact on public expenditures, numerous econometric tests suggest that other factors significantly influence the French departments' policies.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This Ph.D. thesis tests the power of the median voter model against the respective strength of alternative models based on partisan politicians, bureaucracy, interest group and budgetary incrementalism theories. To execute this comparison, the four principal per capita operating expenditures of the French departments are used as dependent variables: (i) social assistance, (ii) economic services, (iii) maintenance of the road network and (iv) secondary schools. The overall conclusion made is that the median voter model is not the best model for explaining local governments' behavior. While the income and tax share of the median voter have together a significant impact on public expenditures, numerous econometric tests suggest that other factors significantly influence the French departments' policies.

Biographie de l'auteur

Benoît Le Maux is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Economics at the University of Rennes 1 and the CREM (Center for Research in Economics and Management). His research and teaching relates to electoral competition, bureaucracy, lobbying, budgetary incrementalism and the complexity of the decision-making Process.

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Éditeur
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
383831347X
ISBN 13 
9783838313474
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
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