Colonial Theories of Institutional Development : Toward a Model of Styles of Imperialism / / by Daniel Oto-Peralías, Diego Romero-Ávila

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910255030903321
• Autore: Oto-Peralias Daniel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
• ISBN: 3-319-54127-7
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2017.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 146 p. 27 illus.)
• Collana: Contributions to Economics, , 1431-1933
• Disciplina: 338.9
• Soggetti: Development economics; International economic relations; Europe—Economic conditions; Evolutionary economics; Economic development; Development Economics; International Economics; European Economics; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics; Development Studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Views Linking Colonialism with Institutions -- Chapter 3: A Model of Two Styles of Imperialism -- Chapter 4: Empirical Methodology and Baseline Regression Results -- Chapter 5: Sensitivity to Alternative Theories -- Chapter 6: Further Sensitivity Analyses -- Chapter 7: Exploring the Mechanism of Colonial Rule -- Chapter 8: The Legacy of European Colonialism on Relevant Determinants of Institutional Development -- Chapter 9: Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyzes the role played by initial endowments and colonizer identity in seeking to explain institutional development in former colonies. It presents a model of two styles of imperialism that integrates the colonial origin and endowment views explaining current institutions. The authors argue that Great Britain and Portugal adopted an ‘economically-oriented’ style, which was pragmatic and sensitive to ; initial conditions. For this style of imperialism the endowment view is applicable. In contrast, France employed a ‘politically-oriented’ style of imperialism, in which ideological and political motivations were more present. This led to a uniform colonial policy that largely disregarded initial endowments. In turn, the case of Spain represents a hybrid of the two models. The empirical analysis presented here reveals a remarkable degree of heterogeneity in the relationship of endowments and colonizer identity with current institutions. .