The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development (Oxford Handbooks)

Synopsis

Modernization Theory : Does Economic Development Cause Democratization? / Jose Antonio Cheibub And James Raymond Vreeland -- Dependency Theory / James Mahoney And Diana Rodriguez-franco -- Structuralism / Elliott Green -- Political Development / Robert H. Bates -- The Washington Consensus And The New Political Economy Of Economic Reform / Kevin Morrison -- Penury Traps And Prosperity Tales : Why Some Countries Escape Poverty While Others Do Not / M. Steven Fish -- Culture, Politics And Development / Michael Woolcock -- Religion, Politics And Economic Development : Synergies And Disconnects / Katherine Marshall -- Does Inequality Harm Economic Development And Democracy? : Accounting For Missing Values, Noncomparable Observations, And Endogeneity / Christian Houle -- Ethnicity And Development / Nic Cheeseman -- Civil Conflict And Development / Håvard Hegre -- The Politics Of The Resource Curse : A Review / Michael L. Ross -- Taxation And Development / Mick Moore -- How Do Governments Build Capabilities To Do Great Things? : Ten Cases, Two Competing Explanations, One Large Research Agenda / Matt Andrews -- Leadership And The Politics Of Development / Adrian Leftwich And Heather Lyne De Ver -- Colonialism And Development In Africa / Leander Heldring And James A. Robinson -- Investment And Debt / Layna Mosley -- The Role Of The State In Harnessing Trade-and-investment For Development Purposes / Theodore H. Moran -- International Financial Institutions And Market Liberalization In The Developing World / Stephen C. Nelson -- Foreign Aid And Democratization In Developing Countries / Danielle Resnick -- Organizing For Prosperity : Collective Action, Political Parties, And The Political Economy Of Development / Philip Keefer -- Missing Links In The Institutional Chain / Anirudh Krishna -- The Comparative Politics Of Service Delivery In Developing Countries / Evan S. Lieberman -- Party Systems And The Politics Of Development / Allen Hicken -- Populism And Political Representation / Kenneth M. Roberts -- Africa's Political Economy In The Contemporary Era / Peter M. Lewis -- The Politics Of Development In Latin America And East Asia / James W. Mcguire -- Development And Underdevelopment In The Middle East And North Africa / Melani Cammett -- Rethinking The Institutional Foundations Of China's Hypergrowth : Official Incentives, Institutional Constraints, And Local Developmentalism / Fubing Su, Ran Tao, And Dali L. Yang -- The Politics Of Growth In South Korea : Miracle, Crisis, And The New Market Economy / Stephan Haggard And Myung-koo Kang. Edited By Carol Lancaster And Nicolas Van De Walle. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.