Intergovernmental fiscal transfers as pork barrel
This paper simultaneously analyses the determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and the votes that these transfers earn in subsequent legislative elections in Portugal. Results suggest that election year increases in transfers by the central government to municipalities secure added votes,...
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| Format: | workingPaper |
| Language: | eng |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11708 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/11708 |
| Summary: | This paper simultaneously analyses the determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and the votes that these transfers earn in subsequent legislative elections in Portugal. Results suggest that election year increases in transfers by the central government to municipalities secure added votes, and that these transfers are targeted at jurisdictions where the government faces risk of losing support. |
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