Lineages of despotism and development : British colonialism and state power / Matthew Lange.
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TextPublication details: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 9780226470702
- 0226470709
- 1282267132
- 9781282267138
- 9786612267130
- 6612267135
- Imperialism -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- Colonies
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration -- Case studies
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Economic conditions -- Case studies
- Despotism -- Economic aspects -- Africa
- Economic development -- Political aspects -- Africa
- Mauritius -- Economic conditions
- Sierra Leone -- Economic conditions
- Guyana -- Economic conditions
- Botswana -- Economic conditions
- Impérialisme -- Aspect économique -- Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies
- Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Afrique -- Administration -- Études de cas
- Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Afrique -- Conditions économiques -- Études de cas
- Despotisme -- Aspect économique -- Afrique
- Développement économique -- Aspect politique -- Afrique
- Île Maurice -- Conditions économiques
- Sierra Leone -- Conditions économiques
- Guyana -- Conditions économiques
- Botswana -- Conditions économiques
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
- British colonies
- Economic development -- Political aspects
- Economic history
- Colonies -- Administration
- Africa
- Botswana
- Great Britain
- Guyana
- Mauritius
- Sierra Leone
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- JV341 .L36 2009eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-246) and index.
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.
Print version record.
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 developed more successfully than those that were ruled indirectly.
English.