Edmund J Malesky: 2 books
China's Governance Puzzle
Enabling Transparency and Participation in a Single-Party State
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
China is widely viewed as a global powerhouse that has achieved a remarkable economic transformation with little political change. Less well known is that China's leaders have also implemented far‐reaching governance reforms designed to promote government transparency and increase public participation...
Incentives to Pander
How Politicians Use Corporate Welfare for Political Gain
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Policies targeting individual companies for economic development incentives, such as tax holidays and abatements, are generally seen as inefficient, economically costly, and distortionary. Despite this evidence, politicians still choose to use these policies to claim credit for attracting investment....