Arbeitspapier

Public good or public bad? Indigenous institutions and the demand for public goods

This paper argues that the underprovision of public goods can be partly explained by lower demand from Indigenous groups with high preferences for Indigenous identity and a high capacity for coordination. Examining the post-Mexican Revolution period (1920s-1950s), when the state used the first road network for nation-building, our diff-in-diff analysis shows that pre-colonial political centralisation is associated with less road infrastructure. This is attributed to stronger capacity for collective action and stronger Indigenous identity preferences. Finally, we show that poor road infrastructure today is linked to lower economic performance.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: QUCEH Working Paper Series ; No. 23-01

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Public Goods
State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: Other
Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Thema
Indigenous institutions
public good provision
collective action
Indigenous identity

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Elizalde, Aldo
Hidalgo, Eduardo
Salgado, Nayeli
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Queen's University Centre for Economic History (QUCEH)
(wo)
Belfast
(wann)
2023

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Elizalde, Aldo
  • Hidalgo, Eduardo
  • Salgado, Nayeli
  • Queen's University Centre for Economic History (QUCEH)

Entstanden

  • 2023

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