In the shadow of violence : politics, economics, and the problems of development

North, Douglass C. (Douglass Cecil), (editor.). Wallis, John Joseph, (editor.). Webb, Steven Benjamin, 1947- (editor.). Weingast, Barry R., (editor.).

Summary: "This book applies the conceptual framework of Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast's Violence and Social Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2009) to nine developing countries. The cases show how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate coalitions of powerful organizations. Rather than castigating politicians and elites as simply corrupt, the case studies illustrate why development is so difficult to achieve in societies where the role of economic organizations is manipulated to provide political balance and stability. The volume develops the idea of limited-access social order as a dynamic social system in which violence is constantly a threat and political and economic outcomes result from the need to control violence rather than promoting economic growth or political rights"--

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ISBN: 9781107684911
ISBN: 9781107014213
ISBN: 1107684919
ISBN: 1107014212
ISBN: 9781283741347
ISBN: 9781139554435
ISBN: 9781139551977
ISBN: 9781139550727
ISBN: 9781139549479
ISBN: 9781139013611
ISBN: 1283741342
ISBN: 1139554433
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ISBN: 1139549472
ISBN: 1139013610
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 366 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Copyright: �2013

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General Note:	CatMonthString:april.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Limited access orders : an introduction to the conceptual framework / Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis, Steven B. Webb and Barry R. Weingast -- Bangladesh : economic growth in a vulnerable LAO / Mushtaq H. Khan -- Fragile states, elites, and rents in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) / Kai Kaiser and Stephanie Wolters -- Seeking the elusive developmental knife edge : Zambia and Mozambique, a tale of two countries / Brian Levy -- Change and continuity in a limited access order : the Philippines / Gabriella R. Montinola -- India's vulnerable maturity : experiences of Maharashtra and West Bengal / Pallavi Roy -- Entrenched insiders : limited access order in Mexico / Alberto D�iaz-Cayeros -- From limited access to open access order in Chile, take two / Patricio Navia -- Transition from a limited access order to an open access order : the case of South Korea / Jong-Sung You -- Lessons : in the shadow of violence / Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis, Steven B. Webb and Barry R. Weingast.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.