Distributive Politics in Developing Countries : Almost Pork.

This book explores the dynamics of distributive politics in developing democracies via a series of case studies of an emerging spending mechanism-constituency development funds (CDFs). It is germane to students of legislative studies, international development, comparative politics, and democratizat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baskin, Mark
Other Authors: Mezey, Michael L., Barkan, Joel D., Bartilow, Horace, Blair, Harry, Evans, Diana, Kasfir, Nelson, Mattes, Robert, Ndii, David, Twebaze, Steven Hippo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014.
Subjects:
Income distribution > Developing countries.
Distributive justice > Developing countries.
Economic development > Developing countries.
Democracy > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
Democracy > Economic aspects
Distributive justice
Economic development
Income distribution
Developing countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Are Constituency Development Funds a policy tool? / Mark Baskin
  • Why CDFs in Africa? Representation vs. constituency service / Joel D. Barkan and Robert Mattes
  • Money for small things: experience and lessons of Kenya's Constituency Development Fund / David Ndii
  • In name only: Uganda's Constituency Development Fund / Nelson Kasfir and Steven Hippo Twebaze
  • Earmarks in the United States / Diana Evans
  • Drug dons and the development of executive driven bi-partisan CDFs in Jamaica / Horace Bartilow
  • Constituency needs, constitutional propriety and clientelist patronage: Constituency Development Funds in India / Harry Blair
  • Conclusion: Constituency Development Funds and the role of the representative / Michael L. Mezey.

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