Muehlhoff, Katharina - In: Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and … 8 (2014) 2, pp. 201-239
The notion that professional, efficient and non-corrupt bureaucracies foster economic growth is virtually uncontested. In spite of this wide consensus, central questions remain unanswered. Thus, while the harmful effects of dysfunctional administrations are extensively covered in the theoretical...