Bateman, Fred; Ros, Jaime; Taylor, Jason E. - In: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) 165 (2009) 2, pp. 307-341
The "big push" theory claims that publicly coordinated investment can break the cycle of poverty by helping developing economies overcome deficiencies in private incentives that prevent firms from adopting modern production techniques and achieving scale economies. Despite a flurry of research,...