| State Building and Late Development: Essays in Honor of Norman Kretzmann Contributor(s): Waldner, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801435544 ISBN-13: 9780801435546 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 321.091 |
| LCCN: 98-30402 |
| Lexile Measure: 1760 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why does state building sometimes promote economic growth and in other cases impede it? Through an analysis of political and economic development in four countries--Turkey, Syria, Korea, and Taiwan--this book explores the origins of political-economic institutions and the mechanisms connecting them to economic outcomes. David Waldner extends our understanding of the political underpinnings of economic development by examining the origins of political coalitions on which states and their institu |
Contributor Bio(s): Waldner, David: - David Waldner is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. |