TY  - GEN
AB  - When the existence of several jurisdictions (countries, regions, or cities) is acknowledged, the possibility arises that citizens compare what obtains in their own jurisdiction to what obtains in others. These cross-jurisdiction or yardstick comparisons can have an effect on citizens' support of incumbents (yardstick voting) and, as a consequence, an effect on governments' decisions, making them interact (political yardstick competition proper). Both effects have been mainly studied in the context of federalism and decentralization, with the policy variables concerned being mostly fiscal (taxes and expenditures). In that relatively simple setting, the two effects have been confirmed empirically. This text aims to document and analyze that achievement and also to extend the analysis to broader settings in terms of jurisdictions and policy domains.
AU  - Salmon, Pierre
CN  - Oxford Scholarship Online
CN  - JA77
ID  - 867411
KW  - Public administration
KW  - Government accountability.
KW  - Finance, Public.
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190499167.001.0001
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2019.
N2  - When the existence of several jurisdictions (countries, regions, or cities) is acknowledged, the possibility arises that citizens compare what obtains in their own jurisdiction to what obtains in others. These cross-jurisdiction or yardstick comparisons can have an effect on citizens' support of incumbents (yardstick voting) and, as a consequence, an effect on governments' decisions, making them interact (political yardstick competition proper). Both effects have been mainly studied in the context of federalism and decentralization, with the policy variables concerned being mostly fiscal (taxes and expenditures). In that relatively simple setting, the two effects have been confirmed empirically. This text aims to document and analyze that achievement and also to extend the analysis to broader settings in terms of jurisdictions and policy domains.
SN  - 9780190499198 
T1  - Yardstick competition among governments :accountability and policymaking when citizens look across borders /
TI  - Yardstick competition among governments :accountability and policymaking when citizens look across borders /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190499167.001.0001
ER  -