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The state: Agent or proprietor?

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  • Herschel I. Grossman

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This paper addresses the following question: Does characterizing the state to be an agent of its citizens provide a useful “as if” framework for positive analysis of economic policy? Or, can we understand economic policy only by explicitly characterizing the state as proprietary, the instrument of the ruling elite? Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

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  • Herschel I. Grossman, 2000. "The state: Agent or proprietor?," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 3-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ecogov:v:1:y:2000:i:1:p:3-11
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    3. Yoshiaki Azuma & Herschel I. Grossman, 2008. "A Theory Of The Informal Sector," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 20(1), pages 62-79, March.
    4. Fan, C. Simon, 2006. "Kleptocracy and corruption," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 57-74, March.
    5. Bryan Caplan, 2008. "Mises’ democracy–dictatorship equivalence theorem: A critique," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 21(1), pages 45-59, March.
    6. Andrés Carvajal, 2003. "Incentive-compatible Fiscal Constitutions," Investigación Económica en Colombia 2827, Fundación Pondo.
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    10. Kolmar, Martin, 2005. "The contribution of Herschel I. Grossman to political economy," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 21(4), pages 802-814, December.
    11. Frensch, Richard, 2004. "Public governance as the source of quality and variety gains from transition," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 388-408, September.
    12. Mulligan, Casey B. & Tsui, Kevin K., 2015. "Political entry, public policies, and the economy," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(3), pages 377-397.
    13. Yoshiaki Azuma & Herschel I. Grossman, 2008. "A Theory Of The Informal Sector," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 20(1), pages 62-79, 03.

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