In political science, one issue still in need of greater theorizing is the proper measurement of
bureaucratic autonomy, that is, the degree of discretion that political principals should grant …

The UN has declared universal health coverage an urgent global goal. Efforts to achieve this
goal have been supported by rigorous research on the scientific, technical, and …

The concept of the developmental state emerged to explain the rapid growth of a number of
countries in East Asia in the postwar period. Yet the developmental state literature also …

State capacity is a core concept in political science research, and it is widely recognized that
state institutions exert considerable influence on outcomes such as economic development …

Responding to recent articles in Governance highlighting the need for improved
measurement of bureaucratic characteristics, this article describes efforts to map Brazil's …

We develop a theory of the accumulation of state capacity as the outcome of a political
competition between elites and (civil) society. State capacity is accumulated by elites, and it …

There is a broad consensus that state capacity is central to economic and institutional
development. But while the concept originated as a tool for macro-historical and …

An insightful examination of the political and economic ties between China and Latin
America from the 1950s to the present This book explores the impact of Chinese growth on …

The scholarly debate on how develo** countries can effectively manage Chinese-
sponsored infrastructure and investment (particularly since the launch of the Belt and Road …

This article analyzes the evolution of state capacity in Peru during the recent commodity
boom. Peru's economic growth happened in a context in which inclusive democratic …