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State-centered<br />

approaches: The<br />

political <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />

view<br />

States<br />

Politicians decide policy<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

<strong>in</strong>stitutionally def<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

rules<br />

Without political<br />

<strong>in</strong>stitutions that limit<br />

government authority,<br />

governments have<br />

strong <strong>in</strong>centives to use<br />

the f<strong>in</strong>ancial system as<br />

a source of government<br />

f<strong>in</strong>ance at the expense<br />

of the private sector<br />

Reform political<br />

<strong>in</strong>stitutions to limit<br />

the discretion of<br />

public officials<br />

L<strong>in</strong>k between<br />

democracy and<br />

economic<br />

development is not<br />

straightforward<br />

Relationship between<br />

state and private<br />

sector is<br />

characterized by<br />

conflict and<br />

<strong>in</strong>terdependence<br />

Dismisses the role of<br />

state capacity<br />

Girma and Shortland<br />

2008; Haber, North,<br />

and We<strong>in</strong>gast 2008;<br />

Huang 2010<br />

Source: Author.<br />

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