States and Economic Development

1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1457-1
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

This book addresses the role of political institutions in economic performance, examining the changing state-economy relationships through a comparative history of political and economic development in Britain, USA, Russia, Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weiss, Linda

Hobson, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface.

1. Introduction.

Part I:.

2. The Rise of Europe I: State Formation and its Legacies, 800-1800.

3. The Rise of Europe II: State-Making and Economy-Formation from 17th to early 20th century.

4. The Rise of European Industrialisation: Britain and Russia, 1700-1913.

Part II:.

5. The Rise of East Asia I: States and Markets.

6. The Rise of East Asia II: Governed Interdependence.

7. The Decline of Anglo-American Capitalism.

8. Conclusion.

Bibliography.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Linda M. Weiss is an Australian professor of political science at the University of Sydney, specialising in the international and comparative politics of economic development. John Atkinson Hobson was an English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism, widely popular as a lecturer and writer.