Index • 195 policy, and growth 152–3 political economy 2–3 political freedom 35, 62 political settlement 25, 171–2, 173 political stability 161; and absence of violence (PS) 3, 8, 89 politics 2–3 pork-barrel spending 23, 131 Portes, Alejandro 81 possessive individualism 45; political stability and absence of violence (PS) 3, 8, 89 post-colonialism 31–2 post-Washington Consensus 2 poverty reduction 20, 24, 60–1, 62, 67–9; Strategy 2, 64 Pritchett, Lant 13 private contracting 152–3, 159 private initiatives 36–7 privatization 146 process, proper 60 productive capability 166–7 property rights 1, 8, 9, 14, 55; Africa 34, 44–5; Argentina 125; and colonialism 164; cost of enforcement 160; and economic policy 153, 159; and land market failures 177; perceptions-based indicators of 72; rule of law 76–80t, 81–3; and rule of law (RL) 76–80t, 81–3; in transitional economies 55; United States 82, 123 public financial management (PFM) systems 102–8, 103, 104, 105, 106t, 109–10 public sector; China and Vietnam 141–6; and economic reform 55–6; Latin America 86 public services; China and Vietnam 135, 137–41, 144–5; and empowerment 42; and government effectiveness (GE) 3; and patronage 119 quality of government (QoG) 6–7, 85–8, 136 quota rents 174
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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act 82 Rahman, Ziaur 174 regulatory quality (RQ) 3, 89, 136, 186n.9 rent-seeking 1–2, 14, 160–1, 169–71, 173 rents 169–70, 172–3, 174 rhizome state 46 RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act 82 rights; contractual 14; property 1, 8, 9, 14 Ringer, Thom 74 risk rating agencies 72 Rist, Gilbert 30 Roberts, Brian 81 Robinson, James A. 164 Robison, Richard 2 Rocca, Jean-Louis 141 Rodrik, Dani 11–12, 13, 74 Romania, corruption 2 Rothstein, Bo 6, 7–8, 136 rule by law 139, 141 rule of law (RL) 3–4, 73–4, 89, 116, 136; Argentina 125; cost of enforcement 160; and crime 75, 76–80t, 81; in developed countries 101; and economic policy 153, 159; HDI in Latin America 87; and property rights 76–80t, 81–3 Russia 2 sanitation services, and cost recovery 41 Schick, Allen 137, 143 Schrank, Andrew 6, 10 securities laws 124 self-reported health status 88–9, 90 self-sufficiency 145 sequencing, correct 137, 145 service culture 146 Shah, Anwar 7 Shapiro, Evelyn 88 sharing 40 Simon, Herbert 110 Smith, Adam 65, 116 social capital 8 social inclusion 2
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