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paperback. This book argues that alien rule can become legitimate to the degree that it provides governance that is both effective and fair. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 218 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
This book argues that alien rule can become legitimate to the degree that it provides governance that is both effective and fair. Governance is effective to the degree that citizens have access to an expanding economy and an ample supply of culturally appropriate collective goods. Governance is fair to the degree that rulers act according to the strictures of procedural justice. These twin conditions help account for the legitimation of alien rulers in organizations of markedly different scale. The book applies these principles to the legitimation of alien rulers in states (the Republic of Genoa, nineteenth- and twentieth-century China, and ... Read more
This book argues that alien rule can become legitimate to the degree that it provides governance that is both effective and fair. Governance is effective to the degree that citizens have access to an expanding economy and an ample supply of culturally appropriate collective goods. Governance is fair to the degree that rulers act according to the strictures of procedural justice. These twin conditions help account for the legitimation of alien rulers in organizations of markedly different scale. The book applies these principles to the legitimation of alien rulers in states (the Republic of Genoa, nineteenth- and twentieth-century China, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107617148
SKU
V9781107617148
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About Michael Hechter
Michael Hechter is Foundation Professor of Political Science at Arizona State University and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington. Author of Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development, Principles of Group Solidarity, and Containing Nationalism, he has edited five books and written numerous articles in academic journals. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts ... Read more
Reviews for Alien Rule
'Alien Rule is a conceptually innovative and interesting book that blazes a theoretical trail on this important topic. The core of the book is the observation that one can find examples of alien rulers in a wide range of spheres who have managed to gain legitimacy and rule successfully. This frames the central puzzle of the book: under what conditions ... Read more