The Political Economy of Personnel Expenditures: Brazilian States, 1965-1994

ABSTRACT The main purpose of the paper is to test a model that explains variation in the ratio of expenditure with personnel in Brazilian states from 1965 to 1994. The independent variables include indicators of the political environment in the distinct states, such as number of veto players and lev...

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Main Authors: BARRY AMES, TAEKO HIROI, LUCIO RENNO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora 34
Series:Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
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