THE EFFECTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL RESTRAINTS ON GOVERNMENTAL SPENDING

In: Problems of communism, Band 49, Heft 2, S. 101-116

Abstract

THIS PAPER CONSIDERS TYPES OF BUDGETARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AS MEASURES TO RESTRAIN THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL-INTEREST GROUPS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTIMATE THE IMPACT OF SUCH CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES ON THE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. THIS IS DONE BY INTRODUCING INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL VARIABLES INTO AN EMPIRICAL MODEL OF GOVERNMENTAL SPENDING.