The sixteenth volume of the Journal of Government and Economics (JGE) was released in the winter of 2024, with articles exploring a variety of topics in the emerging field of government and economics. Şevket Pamuk examines the political economy of Turkey's state-led industrialization since the 19th century, including the role of political coalitions, public institutions and the international context. Shai Dothan, Mitja Kovac and Rok Spruk investigate the historical impacts of external institutional shocks on Mexico's long-term development of property rights and the regulation of contracting. José Firmino de Sousa Filho et al analyze BRICS member countries’ role and connectivity within global value chains, revealing their trade patterns in value-added and vertical specialization. Keiichi Iwase and Shuichi Ishida introduce a two-dimensional matrix analysis method to assess the impact of trade remedy measures on industry performance across China, India and Japan. Deepti Kohli examines centre-state transfers in India, investigating political factors influencing the distribution of financial resources (loans, grants and tax devolution) across individual states. Alex O. Acheampong and John Taden evaluate the influence of natural resource rents and foreign aid on democracy using panel data from 45 sub-Saharan Africa from 1980 to 2021.
The state and industrialization in Turkey since the nineteenth century
Şevket Pamuk
Long-term effects of deep institutional shocks: Historical evidence from Mexico
Shai Dothan, Mitja Kovac, Rok Spruk
Global value chains and intra-BRICs trade in value-added
José Firmino de Sousa Filho, Gervásio Ferreira dos Santos, Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro, Rodrigo Barbosa de Cerqueira, Larissa Lopes Lima
Trade remedy measures and their effects on industry performance, and implicit government intentions: Changes in revealed comparative advantage indices in China, India, and Japan
Keiichi Iwase, Shuichi Ishida
Political determinants of centre-state transfers: An empirical analysis across Indian states
Deepti Kohli
The contributions of foreign aid and natural resource wealth to democratic institutions: Evidence from over 40 years of sub-Sahara Africa's history
Alex O. Acheampong, John Taden