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The polítical economy of state reform - political to the core

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  • Kenneth A. Shepsle

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The reform of governmental institutions is presently quite salient as many countriesstruggle with transitions to democracy. It is a constant preoccupation of developingcountries as well as of highly developed democracies like Great Britain. International organizationslike the World Bank are especially interested in the prospects of political reformfor jump-starting national economies currently languishing in poverty and slow growth. Formany commentators on these issues, at the Bank and elsewhere, politics is the source of problems.Politics (and politicians) are held in disdain and reformers are encouraged to designschemes insulating economic policies from politics. This is wrong-headed. The present paperprovides a political-economy framework in which political ambition figures prominentlyand yet a constructive attitude toward politics is accommodated. JEL Classification: H50; D72.

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  • Kenneth A. Shepsle, 1999. "The polítical economy of state reform - political to the core," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 19(3), pages 442-459.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:19:y:1999:i:3:p:442-459:id:1063
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    Keywords

    New political economy; state reform; public administration;
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    JEL classification:

    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

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