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Abstract
Local self-government in Russia has undergone a number of transformations - from spontaneous decentralization in the 1990s until the stage-by-stage integration into the state vertical system from 2003-2006. Despite the de facto loss of political and, partly, administrative autonomy, we see a huge diversity in the quality of governance and provision of public goods at the local level.
Based on the Database of Municipalities' Characteristics (DMC) of Rosstat from 2008 to 2017 and data from the Central Election Commission (CEC of the Russian Federation), the article presents indices of the quality of the provision of public goods and analyzes the relationship with the Duma voting in 2016 and the budgetary autonomy of the municipality. Despite the continuing centralization of government, researchers still observe an impressive variation in both the formats of political competition and administrative practices in the regions, especially at the local level.
The results of the analysis point to a number of patterns: 1. There is no strong link between budget independence and the quality of management; 2. Securing votes does not lead to the attraction of additional resources to the field and may even divert scarce funds and human resources to technically support this loyalty.
Based on the Database of Municipalities' Characteristics (DMC) of Rosstat from 2008 to 2017 and data from the Central Election Commission (CEC of the Russian Federation), the article presents indices of the quality of the provision of public goods and analyzes the relationship with the Duma voting in 2016 and the budgetary autonomy of the municipality. Despite the continuing centralization of government, researchers still observe an impressive variation in both the formats of political competition and administrative practices in the regions, especially at the local level.
The results of the analysis point to a number of patterns: 1. There is no strong link between budget independence and the quality of management; 2. Securing votes does not lead to the attraction of additional resources to the field and may even divert scarce funds and human resources to technically support this loyalty.
Translated title of the contribution | Electoral loyalty and quality of service delivery in Russian municipalities |
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Original language | Russian |
Journal | Вестник Пермского государственного университета. Политология |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 62-75 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISSN | 2218-1067 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 5171 Political Science
- quality of public goods provision
- governance
- local self-government
- municipal heads
- electoral mobilization
Projects
- 1 Finished
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ElMaRB: Electoral Malpractice, Cyber-security, and Political Consequences in Russia and Beyond
Gorbacheva, E. (Participant), Zavadskaya, M. (Project manager), Caras, V. S. (Participant) & Lambin, V. (Participant)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project