Political process and government growth: a theoretical and empirical investigation

Gabriel, Luciano; Loderer, Claudio (1988). Political process and government growth: a theoretical and empirical investigation. JOURNAL OF INSTITUTIONAL AND THEORETICAL ECONOMICS-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR DIE GESAMTE STAATSWISSENSCHAFT, 144(2), pp. 267-295. Mohr Siebeck

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A striking feature of virtually al western industrialized countries sice the middle of the past century has been the persistent growth of their government sector. From the beginning of the century to the late 1970's, the government expenditures' share of gross national product has increased from 7% to 36% in the U.S., 11% to 40% in the U.K., and 3% to 25% in Japan. In Germany, it went from 7% to 42% (1872-1978), while in France it soared from 11% to 59% (1872-1979). The evolution of the number of government employees followed a similar pattern. In the U.S., for instance, the average annual rate of growth of the government labor force over the period 1899-1974 has been 3.17%, compared to a 1.62% average annual growth rate of the working population. Less quantifiable aspects like the number and scope of regulations also refelct a growing public sector.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Business Management > Institute of Financial Management

UniBE Contributor:

Loderer, Claudio

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics

ISSN:

0932-4569

Publisher:

Mohr Siebeck

Language:

English

Submitter:

Karin Dolder

Date Deposited:

30 Jan 2014 16:28

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:27

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.39591

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/39591

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