The Size and Scope of Government: Comparative Politics with Rational Politicians

Torsten Persson () and Guido Tabellini

Working Papers from Stockholm - International Economic Studies

Abstract: The authors try to demonstrate how economists may engage in research on comparative politics, relating the size and composition of government spending to the political system.

Keywords: POLITICS; GOVERNMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC EXPENDITURES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D73 H10 H11 H50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 1998
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