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State Capacities in Latin America: Structural Transformations, Elite Competition, and Fiscal Development (1850-2010

Posted on:2018-07-21Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - New BrunswickCandidate:Bahamonde, HectorFull Text:PDF
GTID:1476390020955829Subject:Political science
Abstract/Summary:
My dissertation argues sectoral economic conflicts fostered state-building in Latin America. Using fine-grained historical case study comparisons, sectoral outputs from 1900 to the present, panel data and time-series econometric techniques, and a novel earthquake dataset (to measure state capacities), I find that industrial expansion altered the post-colonial political balance, putting heavy pressures for the implementation of tax institutions. In turn, fiscal expansion fostered both political development and economic growth.
Keywords/Search Tags:Latin america, State capacities
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