The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 2015.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2016
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| author | Ferwerda, Jeremy |
| author2 | Kathleen Thelen. |
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| description | Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 2015. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1018092019-04-10T08:48:36Z The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies Ferwerda, Jeremy Kathleen Thelen. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science. Political Science. Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-210). Over the last few decades, countries across the European Economic Area (EEA) have granted local governments considerable discretion over social policy. This project examines the consequences of these reforms. Drawing on unique data from over 28,000 European local governments, it demonstrates that decentralization has not been accompanied by declining levels of provision, as predicted by extant theories, but rather by significant expansion in the scale and scope of redistributive activity. Explaining this puzzle, the dissertation argues that local government behavior is shaped by the 'politics of proximity', which provides clear incentives for incumbents to invest in redistributive policy for electoral gain. These hypotheses are tested across five empirical chapters, each of which leverages micro-level data, natural experiments, and speech evidence to explore this emerging form of redistributive politics. by Jeremy Ferwerda. Ph. D. 2016-03-25T13:37:08Z 2016-03-25T13:37:08Z 2015 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101809 941251895 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 210 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Political Science. Ferwerda, Jeremy The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies |
| title | The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies |
| title_full | The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies |
| title_fullStr | The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies |
| title_full_unstemmed | The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies |
| title_short | The politics of proximity : local redistribution in developed democracies |
| title_sort | politics of proximity local redistribution in developed democracies |
| topic | Political Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101809 |
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