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dc.titleThe Making of Policy: Institutionalized or Not?
dc.contributor.authorScartascini, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorTommasi, Mariano
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2010-12-02T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2009-11-16T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops a framework for analyzing different policymaking styles, their causes and their consequences in Latin America, finding that lower institutionalization and greater use of alternative political technologies (APTs) are more likely the lower the cost of using these technologies, the higher the potential damage they can cause, the lower the wealth of the economy, and the more asymmetric the distribution of de jure political power. Moreover, strategic complementarity exists in the use of alternative political technologies; for instance "bribes by the rich" and "protests by the poor" are likely to be countervailing forces, and will both occur in polities with weaker political institutions.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010741
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Making-of-Policy-Institutionalized-or-Not.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.subject.jelcodeD72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeD74 - Conflict • Conflict Resolution • Alliances • Revolutions
dc.subject.jelcodeD78 - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
dc.subject.jelcodeH89 - Miscellaneous Issues: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeK42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
dc.subject.keywordsIDB-WP-108
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1095
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