Lineages of despotism and development : British colonialism and state power /

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Traditionally, social scientists have assumed that past imperialism hinders the future development prospects of colonized nations. Challenging this widespread belief, Matthew Lange argues in Lineages of Despotism and Development that countries once under direct British imperial control have develope...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lange, Matthew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Imperialism > Great Britain > Economic aspects > Colonies.
Despotism > Economic aspects > Africa.
Economic development > Political aspects > Africa.
Impérialisme > Aspect économique > Grande-Bretagne > Colonies.
Despotisme > Aspect économique > Afrique.
Développement économique > Aspect politique > Afrique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
British colonies
Economic development > Political aspects
Economic history
Colonies > Administration
Great Britain > Colonies > Africa > Administration > Case studies.
Great Britain > Colonies > Africa > Economic conditions > Case studies.
Mauritius > Economic conditions.
Sierra Leone > Economic conditions.
Guyana > Economic conditions.
Botswana > Economic conditions.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Afrique > Administration > Études de cas.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Afrique > Conditions économiques > Études de cas.
Île Maurice > Conditions économiques.
Sierra Leone > Conditions économiques.
Guyana > Conditions économiques.
Botswana > Conditions économiques.
Africa
Botswana
Great Britain
Guyana
Mauritius
Sierra Leone
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: British colonialism and developmental legacies
  • The developmental legacies of British colonialism: a state-centered framework for analysis
  • A statistical analysis of British colonial legacies
  • Mauritius: direct rule and development
  • Sierra Leone: indirect rule and despotism
  • Guyana: a case of despotism despite direct rule
  • Botswana: a case of development despite indirect rule
  • Comparing British colonialism: testing the generalizability of colonial state legacies
  • Conclusion and discussion.

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