| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5092454 | Journal of Comparative Economics | 2012 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We examine variation in judicial institutions, financial laws, and quality of institutions on 31 OECD states. ⺠We critique Legal Origins Theory (LOT) both theoretically and empirically. ⺠We provide an alternative theory “State Origins Theory”, coding state infrastructures as “bureaucratic” or “patrimonial”. ⺠We test the two theories side by side and find that State Origins Theory has more empirical explanatory power. ⺠States with bureaucratic infrastructures have better overall government institutions compared with patrimonial.
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Authors
Nicholas Charron, Carl Dahlström, Victor Lapuente,