Bureaucratic turnover across levels of government

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Bureaucratic turnover across levels of government

Fecha de publicación: 2021-11-19

Autores: Brassiolo, Pablo ; Estrada, Ricardo ; Fajardo, Gustavo

The incidence of patronage can vary widely across levels of gov ernment within a country. We show this in the context of Brazil, which has been the focus of most recent research on patronage. In particular, we find that bureaucratic turnover follows politi cal cycles among municipal employees, but not among state or federal level employees. This is not driven by differences across levels of government in the composition of the workforce or in the labor regimes used. Thus, the most likely explanation is differences in institutional quality. That pattern of institutional development, with central instances of government more pro fessionalized that local ones, mirrors historical experiences of civil service reform.

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Idioma: en

País / Región: América Latina, Brasil

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Brassiolo, Pablo; Estrada, Ricardo; Fajardo, Gustavo. (2021). Bureaucratic turnover across levels of government. Caracas: CAF

Autores y autoras

Brassiolo, Pablo

Num. de publicaciones 36

Estrada, Ricardo

Num. de publicaciones 32

Fajardo, Gustavo

Num. de publicaciones 23

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