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.