Endogenous Ratcheting: Interests and Ideas in State-Centric Crisis Response.

The article focuses on the relationship between the current era of crises and the expansion of government power, challenging the narrative of neoliberal austerity. Topics include the concept of the "ratchet effect," which describes how government responses to crises lead to permanent increases in public sector size, empirical evidence supporting this phenomenon, and the influences of institutional factors on public sector trends over time.