Dewan, Torun and Hortala-Vallve, Rafael 
ORCID: 0000-0002-9677-497X
(2011)
The three As of government formation: appointment, allocation, and assignment.
American Journal of Political Science, 55 (3).
pp. 610-627.
ISSN 0092-5853
Abstract
How does the Prime Minister organize her government so that she can implement her policy agenda? In our model, a Prime Minister appoints individuals to her cabinet, allocates their portfolios, and assigns their policy tasks-that is, she decides the relevant jurisdiction of departments and the type of proposals a minister can make. Upon appointment, ministers obtain expertise on policies specific to their jurisdiction and strategically communicate this information to the Prime Minister before a policy is implemented. Assignment allows the Prime Minister to implement her agenda even when she is constrained to appoint ministers whose policy preferences are far from her own. A Prime Minister weakly prefers a diverse cabinet. In equilibrium, the Prime Minister is indifferent between delegating policy or implementing policy herself.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0092-5853 |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Midwest Political Science Association. |
| Divisions: | Government |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2011 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37665 |
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