Partisan Alignment and Political Corruption: Evidence from a New Democracy

Partisan Alignment and Political Corruption: Evidence from a New Democracy

I analyze the link between partisan alignment of local politicians and the incidence of political corruption, using novel hand-collected data on local political corruption in Ghana. In line with political ambition theory, I hypothesize that local politicians aligned with the national government have...

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Gepubliceerd in:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 01-2021)
Hoofdauteur: Stöcker, Alexander
Formaat: Artikel
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2020
Onderwerpen:
Africa
political alignment
intergovernmental transfers
corruption
political career concerns
Wirtschaft
local public finance
Economics
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Plaatsingsnummer: urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-es2024-06776
Publicatiedatum: 2024-01-19
Downloads: 21 (2024)
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URL naar item: https://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/es/2024/0677
https://doi.org/10.17192/es2024.0677

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