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| Title | Neighbor effects in the provision of public goods in a young democracy: Evidence from China |
| Author |
Agostini, Claudio A. Brown, Philip H. Zhang, Xiaobo |
| ORCID | http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-9565 Zhang, Xiaobo |
| Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Fiscal mimicking and yardstick competition among neighboring jurisdictions have been widely documented in developed countries with long histories of democracy. However, there is very little empirical evidence concerning these practices in developing countries with young democracies. Using a primary panel of 86 rural Chinese administrative villages that have undergone transitions to democracy over the last two decades, we show that the neighborhood effect also exists in a young democracy, albeit at a lower magnitude than in a mature democracy. Elected chairs of village committees who have served more than one term respond positively to the provision of public projects in neighboring villages by increasing both the number of public projects and the funding allocated to undertake them. In contrast, appointed party secretaries with more than one year of service are insensitive to neighbors' performance. In addition, village leaders are strategic in timing the arrival of public projects to increase the probability of re-election: In the year preceding elections, both the number and budget of public projects increase significantly. In this sense, politicians in young and old democracies behave alike. |
| Series Name | IFPRI Discussion Paper |
| Series Number | 1027 |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English |
| Record Type | Discussion paper |
| Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | Non-PR |
| Subject - country location |
CHINA EAST ASIA ASIA |
| Subject - keywords |
neighbors Public goods |
| JEL Descriptors |
P35 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Public Economics H77 Intergovernmental Relations, Federalism, Secession H72 State and Local Budget and Expenditures H41 Public Goods |
| IFPRI Descriptors |
IFPRI1 GRP32 |
| IFPRI Division | DSGD |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Display Notes | Effective January 2007, the Discussion Paper series within each division and the Director General's Office of IFPRI were merged into one IFPRI-wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI's website at http://www.ifpri.org/publications/results/taxonomy%3A468. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results. They have been peer reviewed, but have not been subject to a formal external review via IFPRI's Publications Review Committee. They are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment; any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of IFPRI. |
| LOC call number | IFPRIDP01027 |
| Physical description | 16 pages |
| IFPRI Web link | http://www.ifpri.org/publication/neighbor-effects-provision-public-goods-young-democracy |
| RePEc Downloads | https://ideas.repec.org/p/fpr/ifprid/1027.html |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4105.cpd |
| Date cataloged | 2017-01-19 |
| Date modified | 2017-01-19 |
| OCLC number | 778452035 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4104 |
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| Title | ifpridp01027 23 |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4103.pdfpage |
| Date cataloged | 2011-06-16 |
| Date modified | 2011-06-16 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4102 |
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