Political institutions, inequality, and agricultural growth: the public expenditure connection

"This paper brings together the literatures on the political economy of public expenditures and the determinants of economic growth. Based on a new dataset of rural public expenditures in a panel of Latin American economies, the econometric evidence suggests that non-social subsidies reduce agr...

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Hauptverfasser: Lederman, Daniel 1968- (VerfasserIn), Allcott, Hunt (VerfasserIn), López, Ramón 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Washington, D.C] World Bank [2006]
Schriftenreihe:Policy research working paper 3902
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Zusammenfassung:"This paper brings together the literatures on the political economy of public expenditures and the determinants of economic growth. Based on a new dataset of rural public expenditures in a panel of Latin American economies, the econometric evidence suggests that non-social subsidies reduce agricultural GDP. Furthermore, the evidence suggests that political and institutional factors as well as income inequality are determinants of the size and structure of rural public expenditures, through which they have large and significant effects on agricultural GDP. "--World Bank web site
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
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