Consolidated democracy and size of the State

Felipe Scudeler Salto ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2014, vol. 34, issue 1, 61-71

Abstract: Common sense suggests that the more consolidated democracies and advanced economies tend to be more efficient and produce smaller states. What is observed in practice, however, is a positive correlation between "democratic consolidation" and "tax burden" (as a proxy for "size of government"). This finding, while not expressing any causal relationship between the two variables, is an evidence that a more republican and democratic State, as defined in Bresser-Pereira, must be able to provide, effectively and efficiently, broader public services with better quality. This is, in consolidated democracies, the State should not be small. JEL Classification: H10; H11; O43.

Keywords: democratic consolidation; nation-state; economic development; capitalist revolution; politics; size of Government; tax burden (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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