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The creation of effective states in the OECD since 1870: the role of inequality
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Madsen, JB and Wang, C and Steiner, B, The creation of effective states in the OECD since 1870: the role of inequality, European Journal of Political Economy, 50 pp. 106-121. ISSN 0176-2680 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Official URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.03.007
Abstract
Research shows that state capacity is crucial for economic development, yet the impact of inequality on state capacity is not well understood. This paper examines the impact of income inequality on three key dimensions of state capacity, namely legal, fiscal and collective capacity using annual data for a core of 21 OECD countries over the period 1870–2013. We find that the marked reduction in inequality over most of the last century starting from 1916 was pivotal to the significant improvements in legal, fiscal and collective capacity in the OECD countries over the same period.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | inequality, institutions, state capacity, OECD countries |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
| Objective Group: | Macroeconomics |
| Objective Field: | Economic growth |
| UTAS Author: | Wang, C (Dr Cong Wang) |
| ID Code: | 128115 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 6 |
| Deposited By: | TSBE |
| Deposited On: | 2018-09-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-10-09 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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