Recent scholarship argues that one solution to ensure longevity and economic growth in an authoritarian regime is co-opt potential opposition by offering them limited policy influence a national legislature. Although cooptation theory generates number of predictions for delegate behavior within parliament, the opacity such regimes has made empirical confirmation difficult. We resolve this problem exploiting transcripts query sessions Vietnamese National Assembly, where delegates question...

This paper tests the hypothesis that increasing stocks of foreign direct investment (FDI) can lead to de facto decentralization in form autonomous reform experiments by subnational leaders. Because these may attract FDI subsequent years, there is a possibility endogeneity. As result, methodology simultaneous equation model 61 Vietnamese provinces between 1990 and 2000. Stocks as percentage GDP are regressed on measure autonomy derived from content analysis state-owned newspapers. Every time...

Journal Article Where Is Credit Due? Legal Institutions, Connections, and the Efficiency of Bank Lending in Vietnam Get access Edmund J. Malesky, Malesky * University California, San Diego *University Diego, Graduate School International Relations Pacific Studies, Email: emalesky@ucsd.edu. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Markus Taussig Harvard Business The Law, Economics, Organization, Volume 25, Issue 2, October 2009, Pages 535–578,...

The literature on authoritarian institutions points to nationwide elections as a mechanism for learning about the preferences of citizens. In using in this way, however, authoritarians face trade‐off between gathering reliable information and guaranteeing electoral victory. article, we explore how single‐party regimes manage particular types available them. Using candidate‐level data from Vietnam, demonstrate that regimes, particular, forsake overall regime support strength opposition favor...

This article tests whether firm growth reduces corruption, using data from over 10,000 Vietnamese firms. We employ instrumental variables based on in a firm's industry other provinces within Vietnam and China. find that bribes as share of revenues. propose mechanism for this effect whereby government officials' decisions about are modulated by inter-jurisdictional competition. also implies bribery more mobile firms; consistent with prediction, we larger firms transferable rights to their...

Two theories predominate in discussions of why China and Vietnam have, over the past three decades, achieved such rapid economic growth. The first argues that their startling performance can be explained by factors associated with late industrialization. second proposes represent novel models political organization need to better studied understood. In this essay we review voluminous literature on economy Vietnam, evaluating critical debates benefits decentralization, experimentation,...

Comparative political economy offers a wealth of hypotheses connecting decentralization to improved public service delivery. In recent years, influential formal and experimental work has begun question the underlying theory empirical analyses previous findings. At same time, many countries have grown dissatisfied with results their efforts reverse them. Vietnam is particularly intriguing because unique way in which it designed its recentralization, piloting removal elected people's councils...

A strong statistical association between legislative opposition in authoritarian regimes and investment has been interpreted as evidence that legislatures constrain executive decisions reduce the threat of expropriation. Although empirical relationship is robust, scholars have not provided systematic parliaments are able to restrain actions state leaders, reverse activities they disagree with, or remove leaders who violate implied power-sharing arrangement. This article shows legislatures,...

Prevailing work argues that foreign investment reduces corruption, either by competing down monopoly rents or diffusing best practices of corporate governance. We argue the mechanisms generating this relationship are not clear because extant empirical is too heavily drawn from aggregations total entering an economy. Alternatively, we suggest openness to has differential effects on corruption even within same country and under domestic institutions over time. firms use bribes enter protected...

An influential literature has demonstrated that legislative transparency can improve the performance of parliamentarians in democracies. In a democracy, incentive for improved is created by voters’ responses to newly available information. Building on this work, donor projects have begun export interventions authoritarian regimes under assumption nongovernmental organizations and media substitute incentives voters. Such interventions, however, are at odds with an emerging argues parliaments...

Abstract Under what conditions does the global economy serve as a means for diffusion of labor standards and practices? We anticipate variation among internationally engaged firms in their propensity to improve standards. Upgrading is most likely when firm's products exhibit significant cross‐market differences markups, making accessing high‐standards overseas markets particularly profitable. Additionally, upgrading more lead attach high salience Therefore, while participation production...

Theoretical and empirical research on causes consequences of defense spending is plentiful. Most this uses ‘top line’ data, either as a share GDP or raw monetary figure. Empirical has been limited, however, by the ‘blunt’ nature which does not help to explain what countries are on. We introduce dataset that provides information disaggregated from 35 NATO EU members over many 51 years. discuss main features data in paper, replication files will enable other scholars automate accessing it...

Hellman's (1998) depiction of the Partial Reform Equilibrium (PRE) presented a prophecy despair for many transition economies. Because winners from initial economic reforms could use their newfound power to block further reform initiatives that might undermine lucrative positions, escaping PRE trap required simultaneous resolution two conundrums. Policymakers interested in furthering needed both overcome opposition concentrated group early and unite disparate potential beneficiaries future...

Contrary to the conventional understanding that reform is more difficult when veto players are numerous, we show formally may encourage policy change by weakening power of special interests prefer inefficient outcomes. Using same model, demonstrate reversals less likely in presence multiple players, implying a constitutional framework conducive initial reforms also lock those achievements over time. We find support for our theoretical perspective study relationship between and economic...

Despite the fact that China and Vietnam have been world’s two fastest growing economies over past decades, their income inequality patterns are very different. In this paper, we take a deep look at political institutions in countries, demonstrating profound differences between these polities influence distributional choices. particular, find elite encourage construction of broader policy-making coalitions, more competitive selection processes, place constraints on executive decision-making...

Which components of power sharing contribute to the duration peace and what explains linkages between institutional design stability? The authors argue that certain types political are associated with more durable than others, primarily through their positive effects on governance public service delivery. In particular, closed-list proportional representation (PR) electoral systems stand out among power-sharing arrangements, due ability deliver superior outcomes which, in turn, can promote...

We argue that NATO allies exhibiting more "Atlanticist" strategic cultures allocate a greater share of their defense resources to Alliance priorities than those "Europeanist" cultures. Our analysis builds on policy discussions regarding imbalances in burden-sharing transatlantic security. Scholarship the fields international security and political economy offers plausible explanations for these imbalances, but does not address how within budgets statistically test effects cultural variables...

Abstract International relations scholarship has made great progress on the study of compliance with international agreements. While persuasive, most this work focused states’ de jure decisions, largely excluding facto behavior nonstate actors whose actions agreement hopes to constrain. Of particular interest been whether OECD Anti-Bribery Convention (ABC) might reduce propensity multinational corporations (MNCs) bribe officials in host countries through its mechanisms extraterritoriality...

In 2015, Comparative Political Studies embarked on a landmark pilot study in research transparency the social sciences. The editors issued an open call for submissions of manuscripts that contained no mention their actual results, incentivizing reviewers to evaluate based theoretical contributions, designs, and analysis plans. three papers this special issue are result process began with 19 submissions. article, we describe rationale pilot, expressly articulating practices preregistration...

Scholars have long argued that institutional context significantly influences business strategy and economic performance. Research on the relationship between institutions strategy, however, has overwhelmingly focused decisions of larger, established corporations, mostly neglecting strategic thinking smaller, more entrepreneurial ventures. This article seeks to correct this bias by focusing analysis directly critical decision small-scale entrepreneurs move from informal largely unregulated...