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Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Erin Metz McDonnell
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:304 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Development economics
Economic systems and structures |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691197364
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| Classifications | Dewey:351.1724 |
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| Illustrations |
6 b/w illus. 4 tables.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
3 March 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Corruption and ineffectiveness are often expected of public servants in developing countries. However, some groups within these states are distinctly more effective and public oriented than the rest. Why? Patchwork Leviathan explains how a few spectacularly effective state organizations manage to thrive amid general institutional weakness and succe
Author Biography
Erin Metz McDonnell is Kellogg Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Her award-winning work has appeared in the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, and Comparative Political Studies.
Reviews"Winner of the EGOS Book Award, European Group for Organizational Studies" "an excellent and refreshingly new look at state capacity that should be a must read for scholars of political sociology, development sociology, comparative politics, public policy, and good governance in less developed countries. "---Peter Ward, American Journal of Sociology
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