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100			_aEvans, Peter
245			_aBureaucracy and growth: a cross-national analysis of the effects of "Weberian" state structures on economic growth
260			_c1999
300			_ap.748-65
362			_aOct
520			_aThe role of bureaucratic authority structures in facilitating economic growth has been a sociological concern since Max Weber's classic contributions almost 100 years ago. Using a recent and original data set, we examine the characteristics of core state economic agencies and the growth records of a sample of 35 developing countries for the 1970-1990 period. Our "Weberianness Scale" offers a simple measure of the degree to which these agencies employ meritocratic recruitment and offer predictable, rewarding long-term careers. We find that these "Weberian" characteristics significantly enhance prospects for economic growth, even when we control for initial levels of GDP per capita and human capital. Our results imply that "Weberianness" should be included as a factor in general models of economic growth. They also suggest the need for more attention by policy makers to building better bureaucracies and more research by social scientists on variations in how state bureaucracies are organized. - Reproduced
650			_aEconomic growth
650			_aBureaucracy
700			_aRauach, James E.
773			_aAmerican Sociological Review
909			_a43085
999			_c43085 _d43085