This paper examines the relation between political corruption and the composition of public
spending. A rent-seeking model is used to describe political rent creation through the …

This handbook offers a comprehensive treatment of transformations of the state, from its
origins in different parts of the world and different time periods to its transformations since …

Why have advanced democracies experienced a retreat of the interventionist state since
1980? This article provides evidence that in all relevant policy indicators (spending …

This study analyzes how prevailing institutional arrangements ie, property rights, contracting
rights, political institutions, and corporate governance practices affect privatized firms' …

We present new evidence on whether political parties still matter in economic policy-making.
We investigate four policy instruments (changes in product market regulation (PMR) …

While government intervention in the economy has decreased in recent decades, the
literature disagrees on the causes of this development. This article provides a …

Over the last decade, particularly after the Great Recession, state-owned enterprises (SOEs)
have been expanding their role in the global economy, including through merger & …

There is a consensus over Europe's transformation into a highly competitive economy
through a series of ambitious pro-competition reforms. However, both the European …

This article systematically reviews trends in numerous economic policy indicators in
eighteen OECD countries since the early 1980s, synthesizing findings about the fate of …

This introduction sets the stage for the Handbook's presentation of the latest social science
knowledge about the state and its transformations. It develops an analytical framework that …