Research about voter turnout has expanded rapidly in recent years. This article takes stock
of this development by extending the meta-analysis of Geys (2006) in two main ways. First …

India's urban slums exhibit dramatic variation in their access to local public goods and
services-paved roads, piped water, trash removal, sewers, and streetlights. Why are some …

This research examines a panel of 121 economies worldwide over the period 1980–2020
for the impact of political competition on green innovation. We find that an increase in the …

Political competition is widely recognized as a mediator of public goods provision through its
salutary effect on incumbents' electoral incentives. We argue that political competition …

Patronage is important in developing countries, but its relationship to political competition
has received little attention. Major literatures generate opposing predictions. In the good …

One of the greatest challenges in the twenty-first century is to address large, deep, and
historic deficits in human development. Democracy at Work explores a crucial question: how …

Governments in many less developed countries have decentralized their social support
systems over the last several decades. However, despite enthusiasm for these reforms …

Municipal size affects local democracy through two mechanisms–participation and
contestation. By drawing on national-level theories of democracy, this article identifies a …

Existing literature argues that political competition and electoral participation influence
government efficiency. However, empirical evidence on the matter for developing countries …

Analisamos a participação eleitoral no Brasil nas últimas duas décadas (1998 a 2020).
Inicialmente revisamos a literatura internacional e nacional sobre a participação eleitoral …