WILLIAM D. BERRY is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky.DAVID LOWERY is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Cahpel Hill.

• Preface List of Tables List of Figures Part I: Government Growth: Measurement, Consequences, and Causes The Problem of Government Growth Measuring the Size and Growth of Government Part II: Government Growth: The Limits of Previous Theory and Research Explanations of Government Growth Testing the Explanations Part III: A Disaggregated Analysis of Government Growth Growth in the Cost of Government Growth in the Scope of Government Purchases Growth in the Scope of Government Transfers Part IV: Toward a Greater Understanding of Government Growth Government Growth: Conclusions and Implications References Index

WILLIAM D. BERRY is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky.DAVID LOWERY is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Cahpel Hill.

• Preface List of Tables List of Figures Part I: Government Growth: Measurement, Consequences, and Causes The Problem of Government Growth Measuring the Size and Growth of Government Part II: Government Growth: The Limits of Previous Theory and Research Explanations of Government Growth Testing the Explanations Part III: A Disaggregated Analysis of Government Growth Growth in the Cost of Government Growth in the Scope of Government Purchases Growth in the Scope of Government Transfers Part IV: Toward a Greater Understanding of Government Growth Government Growth: Conclusions and Implications References Index

WILLIAM D. BERRY is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky.DAVID LOWERY is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Cahpel Hill.

• Preface List of Tables List of Figures Part I: Government Growth: Measurement, Consequences, and Causes The Problem of Government Growth Measuring the Size and Growth of Government Part II: Government Growth: The Limits of Previous Theory and Research Explanations of Government Growth Testing the Explanations Part III: A Disaggregated Analysis of Government Growth Growth in the Cost of Government Growth in the Scope of Government Purchases Growth in the Scope of Government Transfers Part IV: Toward a Greater Understanding of Government Growth Government Growth: Conclusions and Implications References Index