Electoral Rules, Programmatic Competition, and Redistribution: Evidence From Interwar France
Published online on May 23, 2026
Abstract
Comparative Political Studies, Ahead of Print.
This study leverages the adoption and subsequent abandonment of proportional representation in interwar France to examine how electoral systems shape politicians’ incentives to engage in programmatic redistribution. Using novel data on the legislative ...
This study leverages the adoption and subsequent abandonment of proportional representation in interwar France to examine how electoral systems shape politicians’ incentives to engage in programmatic redistribution. Using novel data on the legislative ...