Lineages of Despotism and Development : British Colonialism and State Power
Matthew. Lange
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chicago, IL : : University of Chicago Press, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (262 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: British Colonialism and Developmental Legacies; 2 The Developmental Legacies of British Colonialism: A State-Centered Framework for Analysis; 3 A Statistical Analysis of British Colonial Legacies; 4 Mauritius: Direct Rule and Development; 5 Sierra Leone: Indirect Rule and Despotism; 6 Guyana: A Case of Despotism Despite Direct Rule; 7 Botswana: A Case of Development Despite Indirect Rule; 8 Comparing British Colonialism: Testing the Generalizability of Colonial State Legacies; 9 Conclusion and Discussion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - Traditionally, social scientists have assumed that past imperialism hinders the future development prospects of colonized nations. Challenging this widespread belief, Matthew Lange argues in Lineages of Despotism and Development that countries once under direct British imperial control have developed more successfully than those that were ruled indirectly. Combining statistical analysis with in-depth case studies of former British colonies, this volume argues that direct rule promoted cogent and coherent states with high levels of bureaucratization and inc
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| Emner | Botswana - Economic conditions
Despotism - Economic aspects - Africa Economic development - Political aspects - Africa Great Britain - Colonies Administration - Africa Vis mer... Great Britain - Colonies Economic conditions - Africa
Guyana - Economic conditions Imperialism - Economic aspects Colonies - Great Britain Mauritius - Economic conditions Sierra Leone - Economic conditions Great Britain - Colonies - Africa - Administration. Great Britain - Colonies - Africa - Economic conditions. Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration -- Case studies. Great Britain -- Colonies |z Africa -- Economic conditions -- Case studies. Imperialism -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- Colonies. Colonialism & Postcolonialism Law, Politics & Government Political Science storbritannia imperialisme afrika kolonier kolonialisme 1900-tallet økonomi utvikling |
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| ISBN | 0226470687. - 9780226470689
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