Resumo
Neste artigo, discuto a idéia de que o acesso irregular à eletricidade pode ser entendido como um "programa social de transferências informais", que os governos usam para fornecer segurança nos países em desenvolvimento com economias voláteis. Em particular, analiso as consequências esperadas da democratização para o fornecimento irregular de eletricidade. Nos países em desenvolvimento, os governos democráticos enfrentam o desafio de oferecer segurança social, na ausência de mecanismos automáticos para suavizar o consumo diante de "choques" recorrentes na economia. Aqui, apresento evidências descritivas que sugerem que as perdas de transmissão e distribuição de eletricidade (PTD) são anticíclicas em países democráticos, mas não em autocracias.
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