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dc.titleThe Political Economy of Statistical Capacity: A Theoretical Approach
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Matthew
dc.contributor.orgunitInstitutional Capacity of State Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2016-08-08T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-08-04T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe development of statistical systems facilitates development. Such development is usually associated with the rise in statistical capacity, a concept on which there is still no consensus. This paper explores a theoretical approach to statistical capacity from the conceptual standpoint of state capacity and methods proposed recently in the literature to measure it. In the proposed theoretical approach, the paper proposes a transmission mechanism that goes from statistical capacity to strengthening the capacity of the state, and vice versa. The paper further discusses political-economy factors that may influence the strengthening or weakening of statistical capacity.
dc.format.extent26;33
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007972
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Political-Economy-of-Statistical-Capacity-A-Theoretical-Approach.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/La-economía-política-de-la-capacidad-estadística-Una-aproximación-teórica.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPolitical Economy
dc.subjectStatistical Capacity
dc.subjectNational Statistical System
dc.subjectInstitutional Capacity
dc.subjectModernization of the State
dc.subject.jelcodeY80 - Related Disciplines
dc.subject.keywordscapacidad del Estado;statistical capacity;national statistical office;factores de economía política;sistema estadístico nacional;national statistical system;capacidad estadística;political economy factors;state capacity;oficina nacional de estadística
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
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