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Bargaining, coalitions and local expenditure

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Urban Studies

Source : Urban Studies, SAGE Publications, Volume 38, Issue 13, p.2379–2391 (2001)

Url : https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1080/00420980120094560

Campus : Amritapuri, Kochi

School : Department of Management, School of Business

Center : Amrita Center for Economics & Governance (ACEG)

Department : Department of Management

Year : 2001

Abstract : We extend the literature on local expenditure determination by showing that bargaining and grand coalition seem to facilitate collective decision-making in an assembly of elected councillors. We demonstrate that the solution of the game turns on the principle of equal relative concession. Based on limited experimentation, we assess the performance of local governments and find that group dominance frustrates local expenditure efficiency in urban localities of India.

Cite this Research Publication : P. Gangopadhyay and Shyam Nath, “Bargaining, coalitions and local expenditure”, Urban Studies, vol. 38, no. 13, pp. 2379–2391, 2001.

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