The Political Economy of the Growth of the Liberian Public Sector

George Klay Kieh

International Journal of Public Administration, 2016, vol. 39, issue 14, 1148-1158

Abstract: Using a political economy approach, this study examines the nature, dynamics, and causes of the expansion of the Liberian public sector. The findings show that the major causes for the expansion of the Liberian public sector did not fit those provided by the literature—citizens’ demands for new services, and other issues that emerge from state-building. Instead, the politico-economic interests of the Liberian ruling class (both the internal and external wings) are the major causes for the increase in the size of the government. These interests include serving the interests of corporate capitalism, and the private accumulation of wealth.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1070360

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