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The Political Economy of the Middle Class in the Dominican Republic : Individualization of Public Goods, Lack of Institutional Trust and Weak Collective Action

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dc.contributor.authorSánchez, Miguel Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorSenderowitsch, Roby
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-27T07:44:41Z
dc.date.available2012-04-27T07:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractThis paper tries to uncover some of the hidden factors behind poor public service delivery in the Dominican Republic. By looking at three sector cases, education, health and electricity, it is possible to observe that in this setting of low quality of public services the "middle class" is opting out from the system and adopting private solutions to collective problems. The combination of this opting out behavior with low levels of institutional trust, especially among "middle class" members, fragmented interests and clientelism, among other factors, results in weak collective action and lack of effective demand for improvements in service provision. Some of the tentative policy options to break this sub-optimal equilibrium are i) to build capacity in civil society organizations and help them forming a pro-reform coalition, ii) reduce the gap between the middle class and the poorer by trying to improve the provision of public goods and enlarging the welfare state, and (iii) increase transparency mechanisms and introduce e-government formulas in order to optimize the allocation of public resources.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16239201/political-economy-middle-class-dominican-republic-individualization-public-goods-lack-institutional-trust-weak-collective-action
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6049
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6052
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 6049
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLARGER FAMILIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF ECONOMY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE GOODS
dc.subjectPRIVATE HANDS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SPENDING
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC BUDGET
dc.subjectPUBLIC CONTRACTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GRID
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINION
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROVISION
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC USE
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY SERVICE
dc.subjectQUALITY SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPUBLIC
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSTREETS
dc.subjectSUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSURGERY
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectTAX REFORM
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTOTAL SPENDING
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectVICIOUS CYCLE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWELFARE STATE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING POPULATION
dc.titleThe Political Economy of the Middle Class in the Dominican Republic : Individualization of Public Goods, Lack of Institutional Trust and Weak Collective Actionen
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryDominican Republic
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Political Economy
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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