Countries vary systematically with respect to the incentives of politicians to provide broad public goods and to reduce poverty. Even in developing countries th
Countries vary systematically with respect to the incentives of politicians to provide broad public goods, and to reduce poverty. Even in developing countries t
For too long a conventional wisdom has held sway, suggesting that poor people in poor countries are not supportive of democracy and that democracies will be sus
The book offers a critical assessment of the state of current knowledge on the distributional impacts of public spending for developing and transition countries