The efficient management of the available resources in local governments has been a topic
of high interest in the field of public sector. We provide an extensive and comprehensive …

The efficient management of the available resources in local governments has been a topic
of high interest in the field of public sector. We provide an extensive and comprehensive …

Do voters polarize ideologically when radical views gain political legitimacy, or does the rise
of radical voices merely reflect societal conflict? We argue that elite polarization as signaled …

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 …

This article investigates the causes of party system hyperfragmentation in Brazil. We ask why
hyperfragmentation—understood as extreme multipartism that continues to fractionalize …

Radical parties have been found to succeed under conditions of mass polarization. It is
argued that their message resonates better with voters at the extremes of an ideological …

This paper has reviewed the international literature on the explaining factors of efficiency of
local governments from 1990 to June 2019. The main objective of this work is to explore the …

The aim of this paper is to determine whether transparency influences efficiency of public
services delivery and, therefore, the economic performance of municipal governments. First …

Purpose This study analyses the engagement of Greek municipalities in earnings
management activities through the manipulation of their accrual accounts. It aims at …

Local governments play a crucial role in the fight for a more sustainable world and,
therefore, in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as they are the closest …