Jerry F. Hough (North Carolina Duke University), Robin Grier (University of Oklahoma)

Broschiertes Buch

The Long Process of Development

Beschreibung

This groundbreaking book examines England and Spain's history from 1000 to 1800 and the legacy of these countries in the United States and Mexico to explain why development takes centuries. It emphasizes the need for an effective state and is an indispensable supplement to books that focus on representative institutions.

Autor

Jerry F. Hough is the James B. Duke Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He has taught at Duke since 1973. He has previously taught at the University of Toronto and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and he has served as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Hough received his PhD from Harvard University in 1961. His research has focused on the Soviet Union, the democratization of Russia and America, and nation building in the United States. He is the author of How the Soviet Union Is Governed; Soviet Leadership in Transition; The Struggle for the Third World; Soviet Debate and American Options; Democratization and Revolution in the USSR, 1985-1991; The Logic of Economic Reform in Russia; and Changing Party Coalitions: The Mystery of the Red State-Blue State Alignment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 632g
• ISBN-13: 9781107670419
• ISBN-10: 1107670411
• Artikelnr.: 42570436