The state economic modernity index: an index of state building, state size and scope, and state economic power

And of course, I say that as someone who thinks that the more empirically meaningful definition of "state capacity," i.e., inclusive of having a large government that spends a lot, isn't actually good https://t.co/5MQo4PVbf7?

My "State Economic Modernity Index" paper went live at Economics of Governance yesterday. It has a number of points of interest, for instance, in classifying and analyzing differences in economic models across developed countries https://t.co/qIzyr7ehe0

The state economic modernity index: an index of state building, state size and scope, and state economic power https://t.co/JoCQWKg2JV