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200 10$aLineages of despotism and development $eBritish colonialism and state power /$fMatthew Lange
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (262 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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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
615  0$aImperialism$xEconomic aspects$xColonies.
615  0$aDespotism$xEconomic aspects
615  0$aEconomic development$xPolitical aspects
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