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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Main Author: Veiga, Linda Gonçalves (author)
Other Authors: Veiga, Francisco José (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11708
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/11708