Distributive Politics and the Costs of Centralization

By Ben Lockwood. 2002

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations

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Toward A Second-Generation Theory of Fiscal Federalism (2005, background): “In fact, however, central government programs often result in varying levels of certain public outputs across local jurisdictions.6 Indeed, this is frequently the result of “porkbarrel politics.” In two recent and insightful papers, Lockwood (2002) and Besley and Coate (2003) construct models of r”
Centralization Vs. Decentralization: A Principal-Agent Analysis (2007, neutral): “Besley and Coate (1998), Lockwood (2002) and Seabright (1996) present models in which potential benefits of decentralization are derived through endogenous choices under alternative political aggregation mechanisms.”
Empowering parents to improve education: evidence from rural Mexico (2006, background): “…of the primary reasons proponents support SBM is that decentralizing decision-making to the local level is thought to bring decision-making closer to the people so that their preferences can be better reflected in policy (Oates 1972; Lockwood 2002; Besley and Coate 2003 and Besley and Ghatak 2003).”
Decentralization and Electoral Accountability: Incentives, Separation, and Voter Welfare (2009, neutral): “3See for example, Alesina and Spolare(1997), Besley and Coate(2003), Bolton and Roland(1997) and Cremer and Palfrey(1996), Ellingsen(1998), Gilbert and Picard(1996), Lockwood(2002), Oates(1972), Oberholzer-Gee and Strumpf(2002).”
Partial fiscal decentralization (2009, background): “Recent papers include Lockwood (2002), Besley and Coate (2003), Brueckner (2004) and Lorz and Willman (2005), among others (see Brueckner (2004) for fuller references).”
Local Public Good Provision, Municipal Consolidation, and National Transfers (2008, neutral): “Heterogeneity in preferences between regions also plays a key role in Lockwood (2002).”
Legislative Representation, Bargaining Power and the Distribution of Federal Funds: Evidence from the US Congress* (2008, background): “Recent applications of this legislative bargaining model include comparative politics (Persson et al., 2000), federalism (Besley and Coate, 2003; Lockwood, 2002), intergovernmental transfers (Knight, 2002), legislative elections (Chari et al., 1997; Coate, 1997), legislative seniority (McKelvey and…”
Second generation fiscal federalism: The implications of fiscal incentives (2009, background): “7 Besley and Coate (2003), Inman and Rubinfeld (1997a), Knight (2004), Lockwood (2002), Sanguinetti (1994), Stein (1998), Weingast et al. (1981), and Winer (1980).”
Decentralization and the Productive Efficiency of Government: Evidence from Swiss Cantons (2007, background): “…competence or benevolence of thier own local politicians (Besley and 1See for example, Alesina and Spolare(1997), Besley and Coate (2003), Bolton and Roland (1997), Ellingsen (1998), Gilbert and Picard (1996), Lockwood (2002), Oates (1972), Oberholzer-Gee and Strumpf (2002), Wallis and Oates(1988).”
Centralized Versus Decentralized Provision of Local Public Goods: a Political Economy Analysis (2003, neutral): “Also related is the independent work of Lockwood (2002).”