The Political Economy of Development
A Game Theoretic Approach
Published on 24. February 2021
978-1-108-94461-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'The specialist reader and the graduate student will do well in reading the book, pencil in hand, thinking of further insights about the political economy of development to be gained from the game theoretic approach.' Cesar Martinelli, Political Science QuarterlyMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Worked examples or Exercises
File size
2,49 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-94461-8 (9781108944618)
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10/2020
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Societies Without States; 3. An Impossibility Result?; 4. From Kinship to the State; 5. Restraining the Leviathan: Part I; 6. Restraining the Leviathan: Part II; 7. The Political Impetus for The Great Transformation; 8. Shaping the Path of Growth and Development; 9. Conclusion.
