The political economy of development: a game theoretic approach

Those studying development often address the impact of government policies, but rarely the politics that generate these policies. A culmination of several decades of work by Robert Bates, among the most respected comparativists in political science, this compact volume seeks to rectify that omission...

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Beteilige Person: Bates, Robert H. 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in comparative politics
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108946315
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108946315
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108946315
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108946315
Zusammenfassung:Those studying development often address the impact of government policies, but rarely the politics that generate these policies. A culmination of several decades of work by Robert Bates, among the most respected comparativists in political science, this compact volume seeks to rectify that omission. Bates addresses the political origins of prosperity and security and uncovers the root causes of under-development. Without the state there can be no development, but those who are endowed with the power of the state often use its power to appropriate the wealth and property of those they rule. When do those with power use it to safeguard rather than to despoil? Bates explores this question by analyzing motivations behind the behaviour of governments in the developing world, drawing on historical and anthropological insights, game theory, and his own field research in developing nations
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Introduction -- Societies without states -- An impossibility result? -- From kinship to the state -- Restraining the Leviathan: Part I -- Restraining the Leviathan: Part II -- The political impetus for the great transformation -- Shaping the path of growth and development -- Conclusion
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 109 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108946315
DOI:10.1017/9781108946315