Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Conflict Management and Peace Science

Publication Date

5-1-2023

Abstract

Measuring the ability of governments to implement policy remains one of the most significant questions of political science. This paper presents the latest iteration of the Relative Political Capacity (RPC) dataset and introduces the Absolute Political Capacity measure. It then investigates the trends in political performance measures across time and space, and different political and economic characteristics. Covering 168 countries from 1960 to 2018, the RPC offers a comprehensive measure of state capacity that allows direct comparisons to be made across countries from all levels of development and will help researchers explore different dimensions of capacity and power.

Volume

40

Issue

3

First Page

325

Last Page

345

DOI

10.1177/07388942221145352

ISSN

07388942

E-ISSN

15499219

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