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The Simple Analytics of Elite Behaviour Under Limited State Capacity

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  • Bourguignon, Francois
  • Verdier, Thierry

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This paper discusses the issue of taxation and redistribution in economies dominated by Elites with limited state capacity. Within a simple aggregate framework, we discuss the political economy incentives of Elites to tax, redistribute and increase state capacity. In particular, the analysis highlights the role of complementarities or substitutability in the production process between the factors controlled by the Elite and other social groups and shows the existence of natural increasing returns for Elites to increase state capacity. The paper also discusses how the incentives for state capacity building are affected by political threats of power shifting.

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Paper provided by World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) in its series Working Papers with number wp2010-104.

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Length: 30 pages
Date of creation: 2010
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Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp2010-104

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Keywords: Elites; redistribution; political economy; state capacity building;

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  1. Caselli, Francesco & Coleman II, Wilbur John, 2000. "The World Technology Frontier," CEPR Discussion Papers 2584, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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