LEADER 03923nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910819673103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-26713-2 010 $a9786612267130 010 $a0-226-47070-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226470702 035 $a(CKB)1000000000787791 035 $a(EBL)457395 035 $a(OCoLC)437048861 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192583 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12058657 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192583 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10197518 035 $a(PQKB)11143411 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000119077 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457395 035 $a(DE-B1597)523465 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226470702 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457395 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10317916 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL226713 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3038241 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3038241 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000787791 100 $a20080929d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLineages of despotism and development$b[electronic resource] $eBritish colonialism and state power /$fMatthew Lange 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-47068-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aTraditionally, 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. Combining statistical analysis with in-depth case studies of former British colonies, this volume argues that direct rule promoted cogent and coherent states with high levels of bureaucratization and inc 606 $aImperialism$xEconomic aspects$zGreat Britain$xColonies 606 $aDespotism$xEconomic aspects$zAfrica 606 $aEconomic development$xPolitical aspects$zAfrica 607 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$zAfrica$xAdministration$vCase studies 607 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$zAfrica$xEconomic conditions$vCase studies 607 $aMauritius$xEconomic conditions 607 $aSierra Leone$xEconomic conditions 607 $aGuyana$xEconomic conditions 607 $aBotswana$xEconomic conditions 610 $aimperialism, colonialism, underdeveloped countries, colonized nations, colonies, economics, natural resources, direct rule, independence, postcolonialism, inclusiveness, bureaucracy, development, despotism, africa, sierra leone, mauritius, botswana, guyana, colonial state, power, control, revolution, sociology, history, politics, great britain, england, empire, british. 615 0$aImperialism$xEconomic aspects$xColonies. 615 0$aDespotism$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aEconomic development$xPolitical aspects 676 $a325/.3410967 700 $aLange$b Matthew$01648426 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819673103321 996 $aLineages of despotism and development$94117968 997 $aUNINA