Electoral Rules, Political Systems, and Institutional Quality
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Electoral Rules, Political Systems, and Institutional Quality
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Posted: 13 Dec 1999
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Date Written: September 1999
Abstract
This paper explores the links between political rules and institutional quality. The paper concentrates on two political measures: the presence of checks and balances in the political system and an index of political particularism that measures the incentives for politicians to build personal support bases. The paper finds a positive correlation between checks and balances and institutional quality. It also finds that intermediate levels of particularism are associated with higher institutional quality
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Panizza, Ugo, Electoral Rules, Political Systems, and Institutional Quality (September 1999). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=192113 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.192113
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