National Identity and Public Goods Provision

被引:1
作者
Harutyunyan, Ani [1 ]
机构
[1] Coll William & Mary, 427 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA
关键词
National identity; Public goods; Fractionalization; Country stability; POLITICAL-ECONOMY; ETHNIC DIVERSITY; IDENTIFICATION; STATES;
D O I
10.1057/s41294-019-00101-3
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This research investigates the relationship between national identity and public goods provision across a wide range of countries. The analysis shows that national identity, measured based on survey data, and public goods provision, measured by a broad set of indicators, are negatively related. This result is explained through a proposed short-run model on country stability, where the provision of national identity and public goods are substitutable. The findings challenge the conventional wisdom on nation-building as a policy tool for mitigating the adverse effects of fractionalization, suggesting that generally it is used as a tool for governments to divert the attention of its citizens from most pressing issues, such as the provision of elementary public goods.
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