Colonial theories of institutional development : toward a model of styles of imperialism / Daniel Oto-Peralías, Diego Romero-Ávila.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oto-Peralias, Daniel, author.

Romero-Ávila, Diego, author.

Series:

Contributions to economics 1431-1933

Contributions to economics, 1431-1933

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--Economic aspects.

Imperialism.

Development economics.

Physical Description:

x, 146 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

This book analyzes the role played by initial endowments and colonizer identity in seeking to explain institutional development in former colonies. It presents a model of two styles of imperialism that integrates the colonial origin and endowment views explaining current institutions. The authors argue that Great Britain and Portugal adopted an 'economically-oriented' style, which was pragmatic and sensitive to initial conditions. For this style of imperialism the endowment view is applicable. In contrast, France employed a 'politically-oriented' style of imperialism, in which ideological and political motivations were more present. This led to a uniform colonial policy that largely disregarded initial endowments. In turn, the case of Spain represents a hybrid of the two models. The empirical analysis presented here reveals a remarkable degree of heterogeneity in the relationship of endowments and colonizer identity with current institutions. .

Contents:

Introduction

Views linking colonialism with institutions

A model of two styles of imperialism

Empirical methodology and baseline regression results

Sensitivity to alternative theories

Further sensitivity analyses

Exploring the mechanism of colonial rule

The legacy of European colonialism on relevant determinants of institutional development

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146).

ISBN:

9783319541266

3319541269

OCLC:

982053894

Publisher Number:

9783319541266