The Long-Term Consequences of Distributive Politics

• In Event: Politics, Institutions, and Development

Brief Overview

Some distributive goods, such as airports and bullet train stations, are irreversible once they are provided, We analyze the long-term effects of these goods on support for the governing party focusing on the case of Japan.

Authors

• Amy Catalinac, New York University

• Taishi Muraoka, Weatherhead Center, Harvard University