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Political and institutional factors in the contemporary theories on the growth of government expenditures

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  • Flávio da Cunha Rezende

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This paper discusses the role of the political and institutional factors in the contemporary theories on the growth of government expenditures. Based on a comparative analysis of studies produced in the two last decades on the field of political economy, the analysis attempts to deal with the main assumptions, the types of explanation, and the causal status of political and institutional variables provided by these theories. The theories are classified according to the type of explanation and the causal primacy of different political and institutional variables in each model. JEL Classification: P16; D7; E62.

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  • Flávio da Cunha Rezende, 2006. "Political and institutional factors in the contemporary theories on the growth of government expenditures," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 26(2), pages 274-289.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:26:y:2006:i:2:p:274-289:id:601
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    Keywords

    public expenditures; public policy; comparative analysis; explanation; causality;
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    JEL classification:

    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory

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