Under any measurement criterion—public spending, taxes, or regulations—the Dominican public sector shows clear growth. Additional criteria could include government spending on hiring personnel, subsidizing electricity distribution companies (EDEs), and making cash transfers to households. Decisions that are not economic, but rather political in nature, predominate. Public choice theory studies the behavior of individuals within political parties…
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Under any measurement criterion—public spending, taxes, or regulations—the Dominican public sector shows clear growth. Additional criteria could include government spending on hiring personnel, subsidizing electricity distribution companies (EDEs), and making cash transfers to households. Decisions that are not economic, but rather political in nature, predominate. Public choice theory studies the behavior of individuals within political parties…