Government Spending and Re-election

Does additional government spending improve the electoral chances of incumbent political parties? This paper provides the first quasi-experimental evidence on this question. Our research design exploits discontinuities in federal funding to local governments in Brazil around several population cutoffs over the period 1982-1985. We find that extra fiscal transfers resulted in a 20% increase in local government spending per capita, and an increase of about 10 percentage points in the re-election probability of local incumbent parties. We also find positive effects of the government spending on education outcomes and earnings, which we interpret as indirect evidence of public service improvements. Together, our results provide evidence that electoral rewards encourage incumbents to spend part of additional revenues on public services valued by voters, a finding in line with agency models of electoral accountability.

Iowa Budget Report Agency Budgets, January 2005

This is the detailed budget report of all state agencies for the FY2006. Page 604 long.

‘A tiger that wants to become a lion’: Violent forms of agency among youth in Cape Verde

Cape Verdean prison population raised 100% in the last ten years: in this paper I offer an interpretation of this disturbing figure, addressing the issue of young offenders and children in conflict with the law, the perception of youth crime in Cape Verde, and how the government has recently dealt with these issues. Cape Verde currently deploys a repressive approach to the issue of youth crime: in this draconian context, I will follow the application of policies and laws targeting juvenile delinquents as well as the public and media discourse on the issue. At the same time, through interviews with younger inmates in prisons and institutions, I will relocate young offenders’ behavior and activity within their wider social context, providing urgently needed data on the cultural and social dimensions of juvenile offending and violence.

Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy Agency Performance Reporting, 2006

The Agency Performance Report for the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy is published in accordance with the Accountable Government Act. The information provided within this report is to aid in decision-making and to illustrate accountability to stakeholders and citizens. The report is indicative of the agency’s progress in meeting performance targets and achieving goals consistent with the enterprise strategic plan, the agency strategic plan and agency performance plan.

Iowa Department of Administrative Services Agency Performance Plan, FY 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Commerce - Credit Union Division, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Commerce - Insurance Division, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Economic Development, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Human Right - Community Action, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Human Rights - Latino Affairs, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Finance Authority Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Management Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan