Browsing FGV CEPESP - Papers by Author "Pereira Filho, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira"

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Accountability behind closed doors?: legislator power and voting procedures

Buttò, Michele; Pereira Filho, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira; Taylor, Matthew M.
2010

Accountability is important as a means of punishing wrongdoers, improving public confidence in the political system, and deterring potential lawbreakers. But to what extent is the likelihood of accountability an outcome ...
The predatory or virtuous choices governors make: the roles of checks and balances and political competition

Alston, Lee J.; Melo, Marcus André B. C. de; Mueller, Bernardo Pinheiro Machado; Pereira Filho, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira
2008

States usually differ markedly in terms of public goods provision and corruption. Why are some state governments able to provide adequate health and education services, but others tend to specialize in the provision of ...