State building in boom times : commodities and coalitions in Latin America and Africa

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saylor, Ryan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building--Latin America.

Nation-building.

Nation-building--Africa.

Coalitions--Latin America.

Coalitions.

Coalitions--Africa.

Commercial products--Latin America.

Commercial products.

Commercial products--Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

State building in boom times

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Saylor argues that commodity booms and coalitional politics are central to understanding the state building variation within and across Latin America and Africa. He shows how resource booms can trigger the provision of new public goods and institutional strengthening and thus help countries expand their state capacity. But these possibilities hinge on coalitional politics, as seen through six cases.

Contents:

chapter 1. The Multiple Motives behind State Building in the Developing World chapter 2. Boom Times, Coalitional Politics, and State Building chapter 3. Striking State Building Due to Chile's Double Boom, 1848-1883 chapter 4. Seizing State Building Opportunities during Argentina's Wool Boom, 1852-1886 chapter 5. Sugar Exporters, New Public Goods, and State Building in Mauritius, 1825-1895 chapter 6. Marginalized Coffee Exporters and Missed State Building Opportunities in Colombia, 1880-1905 chapter 7. Nationalist Politicians Squander State Building Opportunities while Fleecing Cocoa Exporters in Ghana, 1945-1966 chapter 8. Exporters' Marginalization and the Persistence of Nigeria's Weak State, 1945-1966 chapter 9. Conclusion and Implications

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 29, 2014).

ISBN:

9780199364978 (ebook) :