蝌蚪网 Journal:
Applied Economics
ISSN 1945-7782 (Print) | ISSN 1945-7790 (Online)
Service Delivery and Corruption in Public Services: How Does History Matter?
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 2,
no. 3, July 2010
(pp. 190–204)
Abstract
This paper provides microlevel evidence of how past institutions impact present economic outcomes. It looks at the impact of colonial land tenure institutions on local governance and education outcomes in northern India. Outcomes are worse in villages that belong to areas with a history of concentration of power with the elites. Such areas continue to retain a greater political presence of socially and economically dominant classes. Future research should examine the success of policies that attempt to break such persistence through empowerment of nonelite groups. (JEL D02, H70, I20, N35, N45, O15, O18)Citation
Pandey, Priyanka. 2010. "Service Delivery and Corruption in Public Services: How Does History Matter?" 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 2 (3): 190–204. DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.190Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D02 Institutions: Design, Formation, and Operations
- H70 State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: General
- I20 Education and Research Institutions: General
- N35 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Religion: Asia including Middle East
- N45 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Asia including Middle East
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O18 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses; Transportation