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dc.titlePolitical Institutions, Policymaking Processes and Policy Outcomes in Paraguay, 1954-2003
dc.contributor.authorMolinas, José R.
dc.contributor.authorPérez-Liñán, Aníbal
dc.contributor.authorSaiegh, Sebastián
dc.contributor.authorMontero, Marcela
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageParaguay
dc.date.available2011-09-13T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2006-04-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper characterizes the evolution of Paraguay's policymaking process (PMP) between 1954 and 2003. The authors present an overview of the PMP under the rule of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89) and explore the institutional setting emerging after 1989. In addition, they discuss how the Colorado Party progressively broke up into several factions and characterize the distinctive patterns of policymaking that emerged after the adoption of the 1992 Constitution. The authors hypothesize that the presence of a large number of veto players has made policy change more difficult and that legislators are inclined to pursue particularistic policies. In order to test those hypotheses, they rely on a database containing virtually every bill introduced in Congress since April 1992. The conclusions suggest that the current Paraguayan PMP may be flexible for the provision of particularistic benefits but is rigid for the approval of broad regulatory or redistributive policies.
dc.format.extent49
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011293
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Political-Institutions-Policymaking-Processes-and-Policy-Outcomes-in-Paraguay-1954-2003.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectDemocracy
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.subject.keywordspolicymaking, political insitutions, paraguay, Latin American Research Network, Public Administration
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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