Drawing on the Brazilian case, this paper develops a new measure of state capacity for evaluating the performance of specific bureaucratic agencies within national states. The measure, which is made possible by the rising ...

This article discusses the evolution of state capacity in Colombia. Drawing on the general debate regarding the conceptualization and measurement of the state, the piece tracks the record of the Colombian state in the last ...

This article analyzes the evolution of state capacity in Peru during the recent commodity boom. Peru's economic growth happened in a context in which inclusive democratic institutions were at play for the longest period ...

In 1939 an earthquake destroyed south-central Chile, especially the city of Chillán. This event was arguably the most catastrophic socio-natural disaster in Chilean history, yet it has been mostly ignored in historical ...

Forms of state coordination that make it central to economic development generate great theoretical and political debate. This includes a broad set of perspectives; like liberal approaches, which reject state action, with ...