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State Capabilities in Colombian Municipalities Measurement and Determinants

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  • Guillermo Perry
  • Eduardo García
  • Pedro Jiménez

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This paper constructs a comprehensive set of State Capacity indicators for Colombian municipalities, focusing in four basic governmental capabilities: fiscal, financial, physical and operational. First, a group of relevant variables was selected from a vast array of sources and classified into these four categories. Second, synthetic indicators were constructed using Principal Component Analysis (six in total as operational capabilities were further divided into three subcategories). These indicators allow us to study differential effects of a wide scope of potential determinants and controls upon each component. Such determinants included geographical features, natural resources, internal conflict, local political competition and early indigenous presence and immigration Controls included present income per capita and population density. This interdisciplinary variable selection provides a holistic explanation of State Capabilities related to public service delivery in Colombian municipalities.

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  • Guillermo Perry & Eduardo García & Pedro Jiménez, 2015. "State Capabilities in Colombian Municipalities Measurement and Determinants," Documentos CEDE 12947, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
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    1. Roberto Angulo & Dalma Ariza & Alfredo Bateman & Natalie Gómez & Jorge Iván González & Javier Pérez & Juan Mauricio Ramírez & Fabio Sánchez, 2018. "Medición del Desempeno Municipal: Hacia una gestión orientada a resultados," Documentos CEDE 16427, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
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    Keywords

    State Capacity; Principal Components Analysis; Institutional Development.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis
    • F63 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Economic Development
    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact

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