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Disorder, dictatorship and government effectiveness: cross-national evidence

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  • Whitford, Andrew
  • Lee, Soo-Young

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Institutional design balances the costs and benefits of dictatorship and disorder. Democracy can be efficient if it improves the performance of government. Yet, sometimes authoritarian governments can be efficient if they reduce disorder. We show that democratisation has a non-linear effect on income-adjusted perceptions of government effectiveness. These findings present a new opportunity to revisit the study of government performance for researchers working in public administration and political science.

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  • Whitford, Andrew & Lee, Soo-Young, 2012. "Disorder, dictatorship and government effectiveness: cross-national evidence," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 32(1), pages 5-31, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jnlpup:v:32:y:2012:i:01:p:5-31_00
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