The Effect of State Capacity on the Survival of New Democratic Regimes
Year: 2010
Type: preprint
Abstract: This paper looks at the effect of state capacity on the survival of democratic regimes that have recently transitioned from authoritarian rule. State capacity is conceived in terms of both resources at the state's disposal (government spending per capita and as a percentage of GDP) and effectiveness at implementing policy (quality of legal system and bureaucratic quality). My expectation is that higher levels of state capacity will increase both the odds and length of survival of new democratic regimes. I test this hypothesis using a Cox Proportional Hazard Model looking at new democracies in the years between 1984 and 2004. This paper contributes to the existing literature that shares the same central expection by testing the hypothesized link in a new way using some new measures.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Daniel W. Kuthy
Institution: Georgia State University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W110119308