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This article tests the hypothesis of opportunistic and partisan cycle models using a new large data set of Brazilian municipalities over the 1989-2005 period. The results show an increase in total and current expenditures and a decrease in municipal investments, local tax revenues, and budget surplus in election years. They also show that partisan ideology exerts a relative influence on the performance of the local public accounts. These results confirm that both opportunistic and partisan cycles have occurred in the management of the budgets of Brazilian municipalities after the end of the military government. Adapted from the source document.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: In equality and Politics in Latin America -- PART 1: THE SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT -- Chapter 1. Fault Lines in Latin American Social Development and Welfare Regime Challenges -- Chapter 2. In equality of Opportunity in Latin America: Economic Well- Being, Education, and Health -- PART 2: ELITE CULTURE, FRAMING AND PUBLIC OPINION -- Chapter 3. Elite Perceptions of Poverty and In e quality in Brazil -- Chapter 4. Media Diversity and Social In equality in Latin America -- Chapter 5. Public Opinion on Income Inequalities in Latin America -- PART 3: AGENDA SETTING AND THE POLITICS OF INEQUALITY -- Chapter 6. The Politics of Redistribution in Less Developed Democracies: Evidence from Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela -- Chapter 7. Inequality and the Cost of Electoral Campaigns -- Chapter 8. Shallow States, Deep Inequalities, and the Limits of Conservative Modernization: The Politics and Policies of Incorporation in Latin America -- Chapter 9. Gender Equality Policies in Latin America -- PART 4: TAXATION AND SOCIAL POLICIES -- chapter 10. Tax Reforms and Income Distribution in Latin America -- chapter 11. Are Coalitions Equally Important for Redistribution in Latin America? The Intervening Role of Welfare Regimes -- Conclusion: In equality and the Politics of Redistribution -- Contributors -- Index