State Building in Latin America

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Business & Finance
Cover of the book State Building in Latin America by Hillel David Soifer, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Hillel David Soifer ISBN: 9781316290439
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: June 9, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Hillel David Soifer
ISBN: 9781316290439
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: June 9, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

State Building in Latin America diverges from existing scholarship in developing explanations both for why state-building efforts in the region emerged and for their success or failure. First, Latin American state leaders chose to attempt concerted state-building only where they saw it as the means to political order and economic development. Fragmented regionalism led to the adoption of more laissez-faire ideas and the rejection of state-building. With dominant urban centers, developmentalist ideas and state-building efforts took hold, but not all state-building projects succeeded. The second plank of the book's argument centers on strategies of bureaucratic appointment to explain this variation. Filling administrative ranks with local elites caused even concerted state-building efforts to flounder, while appointing outsiders to serve as administrators underpinned success. Relying on extensive archival evidence, the book traces how these factors shaped the differential development of education, taxation, and conscription in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

State Building in Latin America diverges from existing scholarship in developing explanations both for why state-building efforts in the region emerged and for their success or failure. First, Latin American state leaders chose to attempt concerted state-building only where they saw it as the means to political order and economic development. Fragmented regionalism led to the adoption of more laissez-faire ideas and the rejection of state-building. With dominant urban centers, developmentalist ideas and state-building efforts took hold, but not all state-building projects succeeded. The second plank of the book's argument centers on strategies of bureaucratic appointment to explain this variation. Filling administrative ranks with local elites caused even concerted state-building efforts to flounder, while appointing outsiders to serve as administrators underpinned success. Relying on extensive archival evidence, the book traces how these factors shaped the differential development of education, taxation, and conscription in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Introduction to Computational Cultural Psychology by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book The Foundations of Modern Political Thought: Volume 1, The Renaissance by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Republicanism, Rhetoric, and Roman Political Thought by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Electricity and Magnetism by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book The Role of Business in the Responsibility to Protect by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book The Owl and the Rooster by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book An Introduction to Mineral Sciences by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Emotional Contagion by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Perspectives on Human Development, Family, and Culture by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Mortal and Divine in Early Greek Epistemology by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Health Inequalities and People with Intellectual Disabilities by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book A Concise History of Romania by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Homer: Odyssey Books XIII and XIV by Hillel David Soifer
Cover of the book Why Things Matter to People by Hillel David Soifer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy