This element proposes the theory of disinterested governments to explain China's economic ascent. A disinterested government is a government that neither represents, nor is captured by the interests of any social groups. It is more likely than a biased government to avoid allocative inefficiency and increase output. A theoretical model of coalition formation finds that a more politically equal society is more likely to produce a disinterested government. Empirical evidence shows that the Chinese government has behaved in a disinterested fashion in the reform era. Social equality established by a series of social transformations has been identified as the cause for Chinese government's acting in a disinterested fashion in the reform era. Cross-country case studies and regression analysis have established a chain of causality running from political equality to the inclusive (disinterested) state, and then to faster economic growth. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This element proposes the theory of disinterested governments to explain China's economic ascent. A disinterested government is a government that neither represents, nor is captured by the interests of any social groups. It is more likely than a biased government to avoid allocative inefficiency and increase output. A theoretical model of coalition formation finds that a more politically equal society is more likely to produce a disinterested government. Empirical evidence shows that the Chinese government has behaved in a disinterested fashion in the reform era. Social equality established by a series of social transformations has been identified as the cause for Chinese government's acting in a disinterested fashion in the reform era. Cross-country case studies and regression analysis have established a chain of causality running from political equality to the inclusive (disinterested) state, and then to faster economic growth. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This element proposes the theory of disinterested governments to explain China's economic ascent. A disinterested government is a government that neither represents, nor is captured by the interests of any social groups. It is more likely than a biased government to avoid allocative inefficiency and increase output. A theoretical model of coalition formation finds that a more politically equal society is more likely to produce a disinterested government. Empirical evidence shows that the Chinese government has behaved in a disinterested fashion in the reform era. Social equality established by a series of social transformations has been identified as the cause for Chinese government's acting in a disinterested fashion in the reform era. Cross-country case studies and regression analysis have established a chain of causality running from political equality to the inclusive (disinterested) state, and then to faster economic growth. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.