In the shadow of violence : politics, economics and the problems of development /
"This book applies the conceptual framework of Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast's Violence and Social Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2009) to nine developing countries. The cases show how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book applies the conceptual framework of Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast's Violence and Social Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2009) to nine developing countries. The cases show how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate coalitions of powerful organizations. Rather than castigating politicians and elites as simply corrupt, the case studies illustrate why development is so difficult to achieve in societies where the role of economic organizations is manipulated to provide political balance and stability. The volume develops the idea of limited-access social order as a dynamic social system in which violence is constantly a threat and political and economic outcomes result from the need to control violence rather than promoting economic growth or political rights"-- |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 366 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139549479 (electronic bk.) 1139549472 (electronic bk.) 9781139013611 (electronic bk.) 1139013610 (electronic bk.) 9781139550727 1139550721 9781283741347 (MyiLibrary) 1283741342 (MyiLibrary) 1139554433 (electronic bk.) 9781139554435 (electronic bk.) |