Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Erin Metz McDonnell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreDevelopment economics
Economic systems and structures
ISBN/Barcode 9780691197364
ClassificationsDewey:351.1724
Audience
General
Illustrations 6 b/w illus. 4 tables.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 3 March 2020
Publication Country United States

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