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The Power of Institutions: Political Architecture and Governance (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)

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Description for The Power of Institutions: Political Architecture and Governance (Cornell Studies in Political Economy) Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.

Conventional wisdom holds that "institutions matter." Here, Andrew MacIntyre reveals exactly how they matter in the developing world. Combining an eye for current concerns in international politics with a deep knowledge of Southeast Asia, MacIntyre explores the impact of institutions on effective governance. He examines the "national political architecture"—the complex of rules that determine how leadership of a state is constituted and how state authority is exercised. The Power of Institutions sets out an intriguing conundrum: one well-established body of literature decries the evils of highly centralized political systems, while an equally vigorous school of thought outlines the dangers of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801487996
SKU
V9780801487996
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About Andrew Macintyre
Andrew MacIntyre is Professor of Political Science at the Graduate School at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Business and Politics in Indonesia and editor of Business and Government in Industrializing Asia, the latter from Cornell.

Reviews for The Power of Institutions: Political Architecture and Governance (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
Andrew MacIntyre explores what the concentration or dispersal of power within the national political architecture implies for the prevailing pattern of policy management, illustrating with cases from Southeast Asia and generalizing to developing countries.
Journal of Economic Literature
Political institutions have an important role to play in determining the quality of governance in any country but more so, ... Read more

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