NDLI: Race, politics, and punishment

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Leeson, Peter T. Sobel, Russell S.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	This paper empirically evaluates two competing theories of electoral accountability in the context of New Orleans’ 2006 mayoral election. According to the democratic efficiency theory, voters can successfully punish ineffective political agents by removing them from office. In contrast, the public choice theory argues that the bundled nature of political goods prevents voters from successfully holding ineffective politicians accountable. We find that although there is limited support for the punishment effect predicted by the democratic efficiency theory, this effect is overwhelmed by the fact that the bundle of goods politicians offer contains elements that pull in opposing directions. This prevents the punishment effect from having any real impact, leading to democratic failure. Our results support the public choice theory of electoral (un)accountability.
Starting Page	265
Ending Page	285
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09291261
Journal	European Journal of Law and Economics
Volume Number	31
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15729990
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-02-19
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Democratic failure Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Law and Economics Commercial Law Public Finance & Economics European Integration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management Law Economics and Econometrics

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2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
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