Extractive Institutions, State Capacity and Horizontal Accountability: The Case of Oversight Institutions of Subnational Governments for the Quality of Democracy in Brazil.*

• In Event: Institutions and Economic Development

Brief Overview

Oversight institutions hold politicians accountable in between elections. Extractive/Inclusive institutions also play a fundamental role. Using Brazilian data we test that extractive informal institutions decrease horizontal accountability.

Author

• Gustavo L Fernande, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)