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Lineages of despotism and development : British colonialism and state power / Matthew Lange.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lange, Matthew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imperialism--Economic aspects--Great Britain--Colonies.
- Imperialism.
- Despotism--Economic aspects--Africa.
- Despotism.
- Economic development--Political aspects--Africa.
- Economic development.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--Administration--Case studies.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--Economic conditions--Case studies.
- Mauritius--Economic conditions.
- Mauritius.
- Sierra Leone--Economic conditions.
- Sierra Leone.
- Guyana--Economic conditions.
- Guyana.
- Botswana--Economic conditions.
- Botswana.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (262 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Introduction: British colonialism and developmental legacies
- The developmental legacies of British colonialism: a state-centered framework for analysis
- A statistical analysis of British colonial legacies
- Mauritius: direct rule and development
- Sierra Leone: indirect rule and despotism
- Guyana: a case of despotism despite direct rule
- Botswana: a case of development despite indirect rule
- Comparing British colonialism: testing the generalizability of colonial state legacies
- Conclusion and discussion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612267130
- 9781282267138
- 1282267132
- 9780226470702
- 0226470709
- OCLC:
- 437048861
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