The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics
Timothy Besley,Torsten Persson — The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics (2009)Timothy Besley; Torsten Persson · 2009 · Article · AbstractTheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1077 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: State capacity · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Besley and Persson model legal and fiscal capacity as complementary investments and find that common-interest public goods such as fighting external wars, political stability and inclusive political institutions are conducive to building state capacity.”
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2Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters
Timothy Besley,Torsten Persson — Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters (2011)Timothy Besley; Torsten Persson · 2011 · BookEvidence that contradicts
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Context
Politician's Dilemma: Building State Capacity in Latin America
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