Particularism around the World

Wallack, Jessica Seddon; Gaviria, Alejandro; Panizza, Ugo; Stein, Ernesto

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Particularism around the World

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2003-01

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World Bank Economic Review 17(1):133-143

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Wallack, Jessica Seddon

Gaviria, Alejandro

Panizza, Ugo

Stein, Ernesto

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This article presents a new data set on electoral systems and outlines its potential uses in research on the links between electoral systems and economic outcomes. The data measure the extent to which politicians can advance their careers by appealing to narrow geographic constituencies on the one hand or party constituencies on the other.

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“Wallack, Jessica Seddon; Gaviria, Alejandro; Panizza, Ugo; Stein, Ernesto. 2003. Particularism around the World. Washington, DC: World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17168 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”

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South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. The first three clauses of the Freedom Charter—the historic 1955 document setting out the central objectives of the democratic movement—were (i) the people shall govern; (ii) all national groups shall have equal rights; and (iii) the people shall share in the country’s wealth. While the first two objectives have largely been achieved since the first democratic elections of 1994, historical disadvantage remains a determinant of income, wealth, ...

South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. The first three clauses of the Freedom Charter—the historic 1955 document setting out the central objectives of the democratic movement—were (i) the people shall govern; (ii) all national groups shall have equal rights; and (iii) the people shall share in the country’s wealth. While the first two objectives ...

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