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The Causes and Consequences of Development Clusters: State Capacity, Peace, and Income*

Besley, Timothy, Persson, Torsten·2014·Annual Review of Economics
DOI 10.1146/annurev-economics-080213-041128
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Three important aspects of development—per capita income, state capabilities, and (the absence of) political violence—are correlated with each other at the country level. This article discusses the causes of such development clusters and highlights two explanations: common economic, political, and social drivers and complementarities (two-way positive feedbacks). It also draws out preliminary policy implications of these patterns of development and proposes topics for further research.

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Authors
Besley, T., & Persson, T.
Affiliations
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CA)
Venue
Annual Review of Economics
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
2014-08-02
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
927-949
ISSN
  • 1941-1383 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-1391
DOI
10.1146/annurev-economics-080213-041128
OpenAlex
W2146223805
Cited by
104
References
80
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1
FWCI
2.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Economics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Development › Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
Keywords
state capacity, peace, per capita income, political violence, positive feedback, economic growth determinants, political development, development policy

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