In the Shadow of Violence
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In the Shadow of Violence

Politics, Economics, and the Problems of Development

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In the Shadow of Violence

Politics, Economics, and the Problems of Development

About this book

This book applies the conceptual framework of Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast's Violence and Social Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2009) to nine developing countries. The cases show how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate coalitions of powerful organizations. Rather than castigating politicians and elites as simply corrupt, the case studies illustrate why development is so difficult to achieve in societies where the role of economic organizations is manipulated to provide political balance and stability. The volume develops the idea of limited-access social order as a dynamic social system in which violence is constantly a threat and political and economic outcomes result from the need to control violence rather than promoting economic growth or political rights.

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Yes, you can access In the Shadow of Violence by Douglass C. North,John Joseph Wallis,Steven B. Webb,Barry R. Weingast in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Development Economics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. IN THE SHADOW OF VIOLENCE
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. ONE: Limited Access Orders: An Introduction to the Conceptual Framework
  10. TWO: Bangladesh: Economic Growth in a Vulnerable LAO
  11. THREE: Fragile States, Elites, and Rents in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  12. FOUR: Seeking the Elusive Developmental Knife Edge: Zambia and Mozambique – A Tale of Two Countries
  13. FIVE: Change and Continuity in a Limited Access Order: The Philippines
  14. SIX: India’s Vulnerable Maturity: Experiences of Maharashtra and West Bengal
  15. SEVEN: Entrenched Insiders: Limited Access Order in Mexico
  16. EIGHT: From Limited Access to Open Access Order in Chile, Take Two
  17. NINE: Transition from a Limited Access Order to an Open Access Order: The Case of South Korea
  18. TEN: Lessons: In the Shadow of Violence
  19. Index