Do ideological and political motives really matter in the public choice of local services management? Evidence from urban water services in Spain
This paper studies the influence of ideology and political motives on the choice of management for urban water services. Our contribution is two-fold. Firstly, we use a considerably more detailed set of variables to represent ideological and political motives than previous research. Secondly, the va...
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Published in | Public choice Vol. 151; no. 1/2; pp. 215 - 228 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Boston
Springer
01.04.2012
Springer US Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | This paper studies the influence of ideology and political motives on the choice of management for urban water services. Our contribution is two-fold. Firstly, we use a considerably more detailed set of variables to represent ideological and political motives than previous research. Secondly, the variables that explain local politicians' decisions are observed at the time decision-making occurs, rather than at a later date. Beyond pragmatic reasons, we find that ideological and political motives also matter when explaining decisions regarding the management of water services. Furthermore, considering the time dimension of decision-making noticeably improves the explanatory power of our model. |
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ISSN: | 0048-5829 1573-7101 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11127-010-9744-0 |