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Government weakness and electoral cycles in local public debt: evidence from Flemish municipalities

Regierungsschwäche und Wahlzyklen in Zeiten kommunaler Verschuldung: das Beispiel flämischer Kommunen
[working paper]

Geys, Benny

Corporate Editor
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Abstract

"Ergebnisse empirischer Forschung zum Thema regierungspolitischer und Budgetzyklen unterstützen eher die These, dass es Wahlzyklen in Bezug auf politische Entscheidungen als in Bezug auf makroökonomische Effekte gibt. Dennoch gibt es auch für Politikzyklen in Vor-Wahl-Perioden keine eindeutige Bestä... view more

"Ergebnisse empirischer Forschung zum Thema regierungspolitischer und Budgetzyklen unterstützen eher die These, dass es Wahlzyklen in Bezug auf politische Entscheidungen als in Bezug auf makroökonomische Effekte gibt. Dennoch gibt es auch für Politikzyklen in Vor-Wahl-Perioden keine eindeutige Bestätigung. In der vorliegenden Veröffentlichung belegen wir neuere Argumente, die zeigen, dass die Begründung hierfür in der Missachtung des politischen, ökonomischen und institutionellen Kontextes liegt, in dem Politiker politische Entscheidungen treffen. Wir belegen insbesondere, dass der Grad der politischen Zersplitterung der Regierung sowohl den Bedarf nach als auch die Möglichkeit zu opportunistischen Politikzyklen beeinflusst. Eine Analyse von Daten zur kommunalen Verschuldung von 296 flämischen Gemeinden liefert die empirische Untermauerung für diese Behauptung." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"Empirical research on Political Business (and Budget) Cycles is more supportive for electoral cycles in policies than in macro-economic outcomes. But even pre-electoral policy cycles receive no unanimous confirmation. In the present paper, we give credence to recent arguments that this may be due t... view more

"Empirical research on Political Business (and Budget) Cycles is more supportive for electoral cycles in policies than in macro-economic outcomes. But even pre-electoral policy cycles receive no unanimous confirmation. In the present paper, we give credence to recent arguments that this may be due to the disregard for the political, economic and institutional context in which politicians make policy decisions. Specifically, we argue that the level of political fragmentation of the government affects both the need for and possibility to engage in opportunistic policy cycles. An analysis of local public debt data for 296 Flemish municipalities provides empirical support for this contention.Empirical research on Political Business (and Budget) Cycles is more supportive for electoral cycles in policies than in macro-economic outcomes. But even pre-electoral policy cycles receive no unanimous confirmation. In the present paper, we give credence to recent arguments that this may be due to the disregard for the political, economic and institutional context in which politicians make policy decisions. Specifically, we argue that the level of political fragmentation of the government affects both the need for and possibility to engage in opportunistic policy cycles. An analysis of local public debt data for 296 Flemish municipalities provides empirical support for this contention." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
Belgium; legislative term; election; budget; government policy; indebtedness; political decision; government; microeconomic factors; municipality; politics; fragmentation

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Economic Policy

Method
empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
2006

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
27 p.

Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Märkte und Politik, Abteilung Marktprozesse und Steuerung, 2006-06

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

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