Structural Expansion and the Cost of Global Isomorphism

• DOI: 10.1177/0268580902017004002
• Publication Date: 2007-03-11T04:21:39Z
• Authors: Young S. Kim; Yong Suk Jang; Hokyu Hwang
• Keywords: Legitimation; Isomorphism (crystallography); Sovereign state

Central governments have expanded over time across all regions in both ministerial and fiscal scales. However, it has not been shown empirically whether the structural expansion of central government is even a world-wide phenomenon. By studying 116 sovereign nation-states from 1950 to 1990, this study demonstrates global nature governmental further examines its implication for national development using two-way random effects GLS models. Results clearly indicate that cost large structure overwhelming beneficial nation-states. Negative are especially strong relatively new less developed use structures as form expressing their stateness obtain international legitimation.