Are coalition governments truly bad news for corruption?

Autor:	Puigmulé Solà, Marc
Přispěvatelé:	Solé Ollé, Albert, Sorribas, Pilar
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Eleccions locals Political corruption Master's theses Corrupció política Local elections Govern representatiu Representative government and representation Master's thesis Treballs de fi de màster
Zdroj:	Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona
Popis:	Treballs Finals del Màster d'Economia, Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2014-2015, Tutor: Albert Solé Ollé i Pilar Sorribas. This paper aims to study whether government type in a PR electoral system (i.e., coalition, minority, or majority) has an effect on corruption. Using data of Spanish local governments for the 1999-2007 period (two consecutive terms-of-office), we compare nearly identical municipalities regarding their political characteristics, with the only difference that one is a coalition and the other a majority government. Our findings reveal that the effect of coalition (and neither minority) governments on corruption is not different than in majority ones
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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