Distributional Coalitions, State Strength, and Economic Growth: Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Economic Development

Eddie Wing Yin Tang and R Alan Hedley

Public Choice, 1998, vol. 96, issue 3-4, 295-323

Abstract: High-performing economies in the Asia-Pacific region together with only mediocre economic development in Latin America prompts the question of what explains differential economic growth rates among developing countries. Combining a statist perspective with Olson's theory of interest group formation, this research hypothesizes that nations with weak distributional coalitions will more likely experience high growth and state intervention will be effective. Using a longitudinal research design, this secondary analysis involves a comparative and interactive examination of eight Asian-Pacific and twelve Latin American countries. By considering the role of the state in interaction with distributional coalitions in society, the results indicate that approximately two-thirds of the variance in national economic growth is explained. Copyright 1998 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

Date: 1998
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