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The quality of government

We investigate empirically the determinants of the quality of governments in a large cross-section of countries. We assess government performance using measures of government intervention, public sector efficiency, public good provision, size of government, and political freedom. We find that countr...

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Published in:	Journal of law, economics, & organization economics, & organization, 1999-04, Vol.15 (1), p.222-279
Main Authors:	La Porta, R, Lopez-de-Silanes, F, Shleifer, A, Vishny, R
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