Government Failures in Development

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Anne O. Krueger

International Monetary Fund (IMF); Stanford University - Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: April 1990

Abstract

This paper takes as a given the proposition that, in many developing countries, governmental policies have been highly distortive and harmful to economic growth. These policies have included omissions, such as neglect of infrastructure, and commission such as highly restrictive trade regimes and credit rationing. The issues arising from recognition that governments, like markets, are imperfect are discussed.

Suggested Citation

Krueger, Anne O., Government Failures in Development (April 1990). NBER Working Paper No. w3340, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=468844

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