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Nation Building, State Building, and Economic Development: Case Studies and Comparisons
Sarah C. M. Paine
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paperback. Why do some countries remain poor and dysfunctional while others thrive and become affluent? Num Pages: 344 pages, maps. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Why do some countries remain poor and dysfunctional while others thrive and become affluent? The expert contributors to this volume seek to identify reasons why prosperity has increased rapidly in some countries but not others by constructing and comparing cases. The case studies focus on the processes of nation building, state building, and economic development in comparably situated countries over the past hundred years. Part I considers the colonial legacy of India, Algeria, the Philippines, and Manchuria. In Part II, the analysis shifts to the anticolonial development strategies of Soviet Russia, Ataturk's Turkey, Mao's China, and Nasser's Egypt. Part III ... Read more
Why do some countries remain poor and dysfunctional while others thrive and become affluent? The expert contributors to this volume seek to identify reasons why prosperity has increased rapidly in some countries but not others by constructing and comparing cases. The case studies focus on the processes of nation building, state building, and economic development in comparably situated countries over the past hundred years. Part I considers the colonial legacy of India, Algeria, the Philippines, and Manchuria. In Part II, the analysis shifts to the anticolonial development strategies of Soviet Russia, Ataturk's Turkey, Mao's China, and Nasser's Egypt. Part III ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780765622457
SKU
V9780765622457
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