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作者：Mutahi, Njoroge; Micheni, Makena; Lake, Milli
作者单位：University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
摘要：Despite government commitments to mitigate corruption and strengthen mechanisms of accountability in state security sectors, reform efforts frequently fail to curb illegal practices by state agents. Scholars offer explanations that range from deeply embedded societal norms of appropriate behavior to rational accounts emphasizing the individualized benefits corruption can offer. Using a case study of the Service Standing Orders in Kenya's National Police Service however, we build on the work of...
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作者：Trangbaek, Amalie
作者单位：Aarhus University
摘要：Top bureaucrats are the nexus between politics and administration. Besides being the chief operating officer of the ministry, they are technical experts and political advisors to the minister. This makes them central actors in bureaucratic studies. Despite their powerful position, few have studied their path to power. Utilizing sequence analysis, I analyze the career trajectories of permanent secretaries, providing a rich measure of career paths. Denmark is used as a case of a European parliam...
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作者：Ottervik, Mattias; Su, Zheng
作者单位：Shandong University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
摘要：This article tests gender system as a mediator in the relationship between gender and corruption. Using data from World Values Survey we find a robust, significant link between acceptance of patriarchy and acceptance of corruption. We also find a significant link between acceptance of male superiority and acceptance of corruption. In the relationship between gender and attitudes toward corruption, gender system is a consistently statistically significant predictor of acceptance of corruption w...
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作者：Lee, Don S.; Magyar, Zsuzsanna B.
作者单位：Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU); Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU); University of Lucerne
摘要：One of the main questions about presidential democracies is to what extent the legislature influences executive governance. However, less well-known in this literature is the influence of opposition parties in policy-making and government formation processes. We argue that, in multiparty presidential governments, more concentrated opposition forces in the legislature, as opposed to more fragmented, lead to higher government spending and greater chances of coalition formation. Facing more unite...
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作者：Cornell, Agnes; Svensson, Ted
作者单位：University of Gothenburg; Lund University
摘要：This article examines the diffusion of meritocratic practices as a potential instance of policy transfer by scrutinizing the introduction of open and competitive examinations during the mid-nineteenth century in the British Civil Service. Scholars have argued that British reformers were inspired by meritocratic practices in British-ruled India. In order to assess this claim, we combine qualitative analysis of archival material documenting the interdepartmental debates on meritocratic reforms i...
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作者：Lee, Youngjoon
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：What are the effects of citizen grievances on autocrats' fiscal spending? I argue that autocrats will increase fiscal spending only when grievances may jeopardize stability. I hypothesize that when Internet penetration is high, a marginal increase in labor strikes and administrative lawsuits leads to increased spending on social welfare, health, education, and housing support. Evidence from China's 31 provinces (2006-2019) supports this hypothesis. The results are robust to instrumental variab...
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作者：Woo, Yujin
作者单位：Hitotsubashi University
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作者：Frye, Timothy
作者单位：Columbia University
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作者：Massoc, Elsa Clara
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作者：van den Boogaard, Vanessa; Santoro, Fabrizio
作者单位：University of Toronto
摘要：Community contributions are often required as part of community-driven development programs, with contributions encouraged through matching grants. However, little remains known about the impact of matching grants or the implications of requiring community contributions-also known as informal taxation. We explore this research gap through a randomized control trial of a matching grant program in Gedo region in south-central Somalia. We find that matching grants can increase informal taxation a...
