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Colonial Theories of Institutional Development : Toward a Model of Styles of Imperialism / by Daniel Oto-Peralías, Diego Romero-Ávila.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oto-Peralias, Daniel, Author.
- Romero-Ávila, Diego, Author.
- Series:
- Contributions to Economics, 1431-1933
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Development economics.
- International economic relations.
- Europe—Economic conditions.
- Evolutionary economics.
- Economic development.
- Development Economics.
- International Economics.
- European Economics.
- Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.
- Development Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Development Economics.
- International Economics.
- European Economics.
- Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.
- Development Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (X, 146 p. 27 illus.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2017.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: 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:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Views Linking Colonialism with Institutions
- Chapter 3: A Model of Two Styles of Imperialism
- Chapter 4: Empirical Methodology and Baseline Regression Results
- Chapter 5: Sensitivity to Alternative Theories
- Chapter 6: Further Sensitivity Analyses
- Chapter 7: Exploring the Mechanism of Colonial Rule
- Chapter 8: The Legacy of European Colonialism on Relevant Determinants of Institutional Development
- Chapter 9: Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-54127-7
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