This volume examines economic growth from a non-technical perspective, focusing on the question of whether governments help or hinder such growth. Contributors reveal those channels through which government influence runs most effectively.
Introduction,Villy Bergstr??m The Politics of Growth: A Survey,Alberto Alesina and Roberto Perotti Comment,Torsten Persson Catching Up, Social Capability, Government Size and Economic Growth,P??r Hansson and Magnus Henrekson Comment,Nick Crafts Comment,Kjell Erik Lommerud Governments, Unions, and Economic Growth,Kevin B. Grier Comment,Lars Calmfors Comment,John D. Stephens Understanding State-led Late Industrialization,Juhana Vartiainen Comment,Jonas Agell Comment,Villy Bergstr??m