The aim of this book is to explain the post-war growth of the public sector in a number of developed economies. The purpose is to see whether scientists familiar with their respective countries' institutional, political and economic framework, but still working as a group, can advance some common factors behind the growth of government.
Johan Lybeck är en svensk nationalekonom och var professor vid Göteborgs universitet 1978-1993. Han var VD för Finanskonsult AB 1987-2005, chefsekonom för Matteus Bank 1991-2001. PhD i nationalekonomi 1971 (University of Michigan), Fil.lic. i statskunskap 1986 (Göteborgs universitet).