Polity Atlas
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Politician's Dilemma: Building State Capacity in Latin America

Barbara Geddes · University of California Press · 1994

Type
Book
Author
Barbara Geddes
Identifier
DOI 10.1525/9780520918665

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TheoryBesley 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.