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2013-01-01

La economía política del tamaño del Estado

The politic economy in the size of the State

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/s2248-4914.2013.0022.04
Mireya Bermeo Alvarez

Resumen (es)

Este documento ofrece un análisis crítico de las definiciones de los determinantes políticos del tamaño del Estado, entendido como el gasto público del Gobierno nacional que se vincula a diferentes variables políticas más que económicas. Así, el gasto público corresponde con los deseos, solicitudes o demanda de los votantes por redistribución, y a su vez los gobernantes buscan maximizar su propio beneficio.  Esta investigación se aparta de la concepción de un gobierno benefactor o benevolente, cuyo propósito fundamental es buscar la maximización del bienestar social.

Palabras clave (es): Tamaño del Estado, Gasto público, Gobierno, Instituciones.

Resumen (en)

This paper provides a critical survey of the definitions political determinants on the state size, understood as public expenditure of the national government, which is linked to different political variables rather than economics do. Thus, public expenditure matches with the wishes, requests or demand of the voters by redistribution, and at the same time the rulers seek to maximize their own benefit. This research did not involve the concept of a benevolent or benefactor government, whose fundamental purpose is to seek the maximization of social welfare.
Palabras clave (en): Size of the state, Public expenditure, Government, Institutions.
Mireya Bermeo Alvarez, Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
Doctora en Ciencias Económicas. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Asesora del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo

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Bermeo Alvarez, M. (2013). La economía política del tamaño del Estado. Revista CIFE: Lecturas De Economía Social, 15(22), 87-108. https://doi.org/10.15332/s2248-4914.2013.0022.04