One Road to Riches?: How State Building and Democratization Affect Economic Development

ISBN-13: 9781009054553 / Angielski / MiÄ™kka / 2022 / 96 str.

Matthew Charles (University of South Carolina) Wilson

Opis

This Element analyses the value of effective state institutions before introducing democracy.

Recenzje

'… a must-read for anyone interested in comparative development … the main strengths of the book are its systematic, global, and comprehensive empirical examinations based on perceptive theoretical and analytical distinctions.' David Andersen, Democratization

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Institutions, Development and Sequencing Arguments; 3. Taking a Critical Look at the Stateness-First Argument; 4. Measuring Sequences of State Capacity and Democracy; 5. Case Studies: Greece and Denmark; 6. Testing the Stateness-First Argument; 7. Conclusion.