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1 Economic Development Government November 2010
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3 Governments by type
4 De nition (Government) The system used for controlling a country ccambridge Dictionary
5 Role of Government Adam Smith (1755) Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.
6 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures
7 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures ownership, side of driving, production chains
8 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures ownership, side of driving, production chains Public goods
9 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures ownership, side of driving, production chains Public goods national security, non-excludable and (non-)rivalrous
10 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures ownership, side of driving, production chains Public goods national security, non-excludable and (non-)rivalrous Externalities
11 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures ownership, side of driving, production chains Public goods national security, non-excludable and (non-)rivalrous Externalities (Pigouvian) taxes, environmental Kuznets curve, education
12 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures ownership, side of driving, production chains Public goods national security, non-excludable and (non-)rivalrous Externalities Monopolies (Pigouvian) taxes, environmental Kuznets curve, education
13 Role of Government Property rights and coordination failures ownership, side of driving, production chains Public goods national security, non-excludable and (non-)rivalrous Externalities (Pigouvian) taxes, environmental Kuznets curve, education Monopolies Redistribution ( Robin Hood?)
14 Taxation
15 Size of Government Fact (Wagner s Law) The size of government tends to increase as countries become wealthier
16 Rule of Law A public good that does not need (much) taxation E ects the economy in myriad ways e.g. Somalia
17 Rule of Law and Accumulation
18 Rule of Law and Usage
19 Quality of Government Policy and Governance Good policy and good governance Bad policy and good governance Good policy and bad governance Bad policy and bad governance Fact (Failed State) A state in which the government has minimal capacity to pursue policies, or lacks e ective authority over a signi cant part of its internationally recognised teritory.
20 Quality of Government Corruption Kleptocracy Self-preservation
21 Corruption De nition Misuse of public o ce for private gain.
22 Kleptocracy De nition (Kleptocracy or Ruling Thieves) Situation in which government is used to enrich country s rulers. Fact (Roving Bandits vs. Stationary Bandits) Mancur Olson s theory of state.
23 Kleptocracy and Self-Preservation ncreasing the pie (Trujillo s plantations) Self-preservation Example (Mobutu to Rwandan President) told you not to buid any roads... Building roads never did any good. have been in power in Zaire for thirty years, and have never buit one road. Now they are driving down them to get you. Example Russian Czar, ndustialisation and Urbanisation, Crimean War, 1917 Revolution Example Ras Tafari Haile Selassie and popular education
24 Competition in Government Europe vs. China (Zheng He vs. Columbus)
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