Organizations, Civil Society, and the Roots of Development - Couverture rigide

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9780226426365: Organizations, Civil Society, and the Roots of Development
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 022642636X ISBN 13 : 9780226426365
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2017

Synopsis

Modern developed nations are rich and politically stable in part because their citizens are free to form organizations and have access to the relevant legal resources. Yet in spite of the advantages of open access to civil organizations, it is estimated that eighty percent of people live in countries that do not allow unfettered access. Why have some countries disallow the formation of organizations as part of their economic and political system?

The contributions to Organizations, Civil Society, and the Roots of Development seek to answer this question through an exploration of how developing nations throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany, made the transition to allowing their citizens the right to form organizations. The transition, contributors show, was not an easy one. Neither political changes brought about by revolution nor subsequent economic growth led directly to open access. In fact, initial patterns of change were in the opposite direction, as political coalitions restricted access to specific organizations for the purpose of maintaining political control. Ultimately, however, it became clear that these restrictions threatened the foundation of social and political order. Tracing the path of these modern civil societies, Organizations, Civil Society, and the Roots of Development is an invaluable contribution to all interested in today's developing countries and the challenges they face in developing this organizational capacity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Naomi R. Lamoreaux is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History at Yale University and a research associate of the NBER.

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
022642636X
ISBN 13 
9780226426365
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
448
Éditeur
Lamoreaux Naomi R., Wallis John Joseph
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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