Dictating Development: How Europe Shaped the Global Periphery - Couverture souple

Krieckhaus, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0822959143 ISBN 13 : 9780822959144

Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006

Synopsis

Dictating Development presents a powerful and original analysis of how colonialism has profoundly impacted the varying economic growth of developing nations. While previous studies have focused primarily on the domestic neoliberal policies of government and the political capacity of developing states, Dictating Development argues that economic growth is equally influenced (positively and negatively) by colonial powers. Jonathan Krieckhaus examines both historic colonial influences (on human capital and state structures) as well as contemporary ones (war, market access, and foreign aid). Based on an in-depth study of the regionally diverse nations of Mozambique, Korea, and Brazil, and a statistical analysis of growth in ninety-one countries from 1960 to 2000, Krieckhaus effectively demonstrates that most seemingly domestic political variables are in fact the byproduct of relationships with colonial powers. While not denying the role of neoliberalism as an important factor in development, Dictating Development reveals the roots of these policies: how colonialism influences the very nature of government and societal productivity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Krieckhaus is assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0822959143
• ISBN 13: 9780822959144
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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