Runaway state-building : patronage politics and democratic development / Conor O'Dwyer.

Author/creator O'Dwyer, Conor, 1972-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents The concept and causes of runaway state-building -- Constraining government patronage : different logics of party competition -- The runaway state-building phenomenon : patronage politics and bureaucratic rationalization -- Remaking the regions : the Europeanization of the state or domestic politics as usual? -- Local control : local parties and local state administrations -- A runaway welfare state? : extending the argument to postcommunist welfare politics -- Exporting the argument : party competition and state effectiveness in other new democracies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-271) and index.
LCCN 2005029018
ISBN0801883652 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JC423 .O26 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold