Centeno, Miguel Angel, 1957-

States in the developing world / Miguel Centeno, Princeton University ; Atul Kohli, Princeton University ; Deborah J. Yashar, Princeton University ; with Dinsha Mistree, Stanford University. - xvi, 476 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-465) and index.

Unpacking States in the Developing World : Capacity, Performance, and Politics / Miguel Angel Centeno, Atul Kohli, and Deborah J. Yashar -- The Nationalist Origins of Political Order in India and Pakistan / Maya Tudor --Violence, Fragmented Sovereignty, and Declining State Capacity : Rethinking the Legacies of Developmental Statism in Mexico / Diane Davis -- Unpacking the State's Uneven Territorial Reach : Evidence from Latin America / Agustina Giraudy and Juan Pablo Luna -- Dictatorship and the State : A Comparison of State Building and State Plunder in South Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand / Erik Martinez Kuhonta -- Bureaucratic Capacity and Political Autonomy Within National States : Mapping the Archipelago of Excellence in Brazil / Katherine Bersch, Sérgio Praça, and Matthew M. Taylor -- State Capacity, History, Structure, and Political Contestation in Africa / Thandika / Mkandawire -- The Origins of State Capacity in Southern Africa's Mining Economies : Elites and Institution Building in Botswana, Zambia, and South Africa / Antoinette Handley -- Economic Liberalization, Electoral Coalitions and Investment Policies in India / Kanta Murali -- Do Weberian Bureaucracies Lead to Markets of Vice Versa? : A Coeveolutionary Approach to Development / Yuen Yuen Ang -- Development in the City : Growth and Inclusion in India, Brazil and South Africa / Patrick Heller -- Campaigns of Redistribution : Land Reform and State Building in China and Taiwan, 1950-53 / Julia C. Strauss -- State Capacity and the Construction of Pro-Poor Welfare States in the "Developing" World / Jeremy Seekings -- The Political Foundations of State Effectiveness / Peter Evans, Evelyne Huber, and John F. Stevens -- Conclusion / Miguel Angel Centeno, Atul Kohli, and Deborah J. Yashar.

9781107158498 (hardback : alk. paper)

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Nation building--Developing countries--Case studies.
Economic development--Developing countries--Case studies.


Developing countries--Politics and government--Case studies.

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