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SANCHEZ MARTINEZ, José Said. State Congresses and Spending Policy in Mexico: 2000-2012. Foro int [online]. 2016, vol.56, n.4, pp.1019-1052. ISSN 0185-013X.

Since the first divided government, greater activity has been observed in the Chamber of Deputies in relation to the design of budget expenditure. By contrast, at sub-national level not only is it unknown whether local congresses are involved in the design of expenditure policy, but also whether divided government has an effect on the behavior of these bodies. In order to make a contribution to studies of local congresses, this research has two objectives: a) to show evidence of the degree of participation of congresses in the design of the state budget, and b) to determine whether the divided government has an effect on this activity.

Palavras-chave : budgetary function; local congresses; divided/unified government; state budgets.