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What does political economy tell us about economic development - and vice versa?

Author:	Keefer, Philip;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3250
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2004/04/20
Document Date:	2004/03/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS3250	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Governance Indicators; Economic Theory & Research; Parliamentary Government; National Governance; Decentralization
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The author reviews how three pillars of political economy-collective action, institutions, and political market imperfections-help us answer the question: Why do some countries develop and others do not? Each makes tremendous advances in our understanding of who wins and who loses in government decision making, generally, but only a subset of this literature helps us answer the question. The study of political market imperfections strongly suggests that the lack of credibility of pre-electoral political promises and incomplete voter information are especially robust in explaining development outcomes. From the institutional literature, the most powerful explanation of contrasting development outcomes links political checks and balances to the credibility of government commitments.


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