On the political determinants of the allocation of funds to heritage authorities

Calogero Guccio () and Isidoro Mazza ()

European Journal of Political Economy, 2014, vol. 34, issue C, 18-38

Abstract: We study the distribution of funds in Sicily (the Autonomous Sicilian Region) to the heritage authorities of regional governments. Using data uniquely available for the nine provinces of Sicily for the period of 1992–2002, we find that the allocation of funding for cultural heritage conservation activities was politically motivated and influenced by the prominence of representatives of the ruling coalition in a district and the loyalty of voters to the main party.

Keywords: Heritage conservation; Political allocation; Fiscal federalism; Electoral competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H72 Z18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.12.004

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