Influence of managerial ability on the re-election of municipal political parties

[EN]This article investigates whether citizens reward those politicians who achieve better results in public management with re-election. It analyses the last three electoral processes in Spanish local governments, a period that runs from the beginning of the economic crisis (2007) to the last munic...

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Authors: Benito, Bernardino, Martínez Córdoba, Pedro José, Guillamón López, María Dolores
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repository:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/169601
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/169601
Access Level:Embargoed access
Keyword:Re-election
Ability
Local government
Municipal elections
Management
5905.01 Elecciones
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Summary:[EN]This article investigates whether citizens reward those politicians who achieve better results in public management with re-election. It analyses the last three electoral processes in Spanish local governments, a period that runs from the beginning of the economic crisis (2007) to the last municipal elections (2019). For periods of financial crisis, the results indicate a higher probability of reelection for governments that have better managed public services. In periods of economic growth, citizens do not take into account the capacity that rulers have shown in public management.