This book explores the politics of hinterlands in the developing world, showing that even in peripheral regions where the state appears weakest, it has significant power to transform society. The book challenges classic theories of state-building and provides lessons for policymakers promoting development in some of the world's poorest regions.
This book explores the politics of hinterlands in the developing world, showing that even in peripheral regions where the state appears weakest, it has significant power to transform society. The book challenges classic theories of state-building and provides lessons for policymakers promoting development in some of the world's poorest regions.
Noah L. Nathan is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Electoral Politics and Africa's Urban Transition: Class and Ethnicity in Ghana (2019).
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Introduction: 1. The politics of state scarcity 2. The large effects of scarce states 3. Northern Ghana's scarce state Part II. Societal Effects: 4. The origins of inequality 5. Bottom-Up responses to scarcity Part III. Political Effects: 6. Dynasties 7. Invented chiefs and distributive politics 8. Non-State violence as a state effect Part IV. Extending the Argument: 9. Shadow cases 10. The paradox of state weakness Appendix: Qualitative interviews Bibliography Index.
Part I. Introduction: 1. The politics of state scarcity 2. The large effects of scarce states 3. Northern Ghana's scarce state Part II. Societal Effects: 4. The origins of inequality 5. Bottom-Up responses to scarcity Part III. Political Effects: 6. Dynasties 7. Invented chiefs and distributive politics 8. Non-State violence as a state effect Part IV. Extending the Argument: 9. Shadow cases 10. The paradox of state weakness Appendix: Qualitative interviews Bibliography Index.
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