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Collective Action, Political Parties and Pro-Development Public Policy

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dc.contributor.authorKeefer, Philip
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:30Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:30Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-01
dc.description.abstractBroad consensus exists that the ability of political actors to make credible commitments is key to development. An important and little-explored determinant of the credibility of political commitments is the existence of organizations that facilitate citizen collective action to sanction political actors who renege. This paper focuses on one essential organization, the political party. Three measures of political parties are used to assess cross-country differences in the degree to which politicians facilitate the ability of citizens to act in their collective interest. Each of these measures is associated with superior development outcomes, above and beyond the effects of competitive elections. These results have implications for understanding the extraordinary economic success of some East Asian countries and notable lags among others: East Asian non-democracies exhibit more institutionalized ruling parties than other non-democracies, while East Asian democracies exhibit equally or less institutionalized parties. The evidence suggests that greater research and policy emphasis be placed on the organizational characteristics of countries that allow citizens to hold leaders accountable.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110602170419
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5676
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3439
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5676
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectCANDIDATES
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE INTEREST
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE INTERESTS
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCY
dc.subjectDECISION MAKERS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDICTATORSHIP
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectELECTION
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectELECTORAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectELECTORATE
dc.subjectFRANCHISE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectLOYALTY
dc.subjectMALFEASANCE
dc.subjectMULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ELECTIONS
dc.subjectNATIONALISM
dc.subjectNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPARTY LEADERS
dc.subjectPARTY MEMBERS
dc.subjectPARTY POLICY
dc.subjectPLEBISCITES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CANDIDATES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RISK
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectVOTING
dc.titleCollective Action, Political Parties and Pro-Development Public Policyen
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okr.crossref.titleCollective Action, Political Parties and Pro-Development Public Policy
okr.date.disclosure2011-06-01
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5676
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14286635
okr.identifier.reportWPS5676
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okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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