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I argue that whether or not a state is predatory hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution of … political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo and this …
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In this chapter, we discuss whether or not governance is an important source of variation in development experiences … literature on the political economy of development. Third, improving governance necessitates understanding the nature of the …
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development and changes in the distribution of political power. I particularly stress the ability (or inability) of these theories …
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In this chapter, we discuss whether or not governance is an important source of variation in development experiences … literature on the political economy of development. Third, improving governance necessitates understanding the nature of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010702975
In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the world context …, colonialism had very heterogeneous effects, operating through many mechanisms, sometimes encouraging development sometimes … interesting. We emphasize that to draw conclusions it is necessary not just to know what actually happened to development during …
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I argue that whether or not a state is predatory hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution of … political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo and this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010314926
In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the world context …, colonialism had very heterogeneous effects, operating through many mechanisms, sometimes encouraging development sometimes … interesting. We emphasize that to draw conclusions it is necessary not just to know what actually happened to development during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012624354
Why do soft budget constraints exist and persist? In this paper we argue that the prevalence of soft budget constraints can be best explained by the political desirability of softness. We develop a political economy model where politicians cannot commit to policies that are not ex post optimal....
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I argue that whether or not a state is "predatory" hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution … of political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094304