Capture of fiscal transfers: a study of Brazilian local governments

This paper deals with a problem observed in federal fiscal relations: the capture of transfers received by local interest groups. Four hypotheses established in the literature are tested: capture is expected to increase with fiscal illusion, low bargaining power of the voter, over-financing of some...

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Main Author: Marcos Mendes
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-09-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-80502005000300005