Title Lineages of despotism and development : British colonialism and state power / Matthew Lange.

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Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

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Description	1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-246) and index.
Contents	Introduction: 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.
Summary	Traditionally, 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.
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Subject	Imperialism -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- Colonies.
	Imperialism -- Economic aspects.
	Great Britain.
	Colonies.
	Imperialism.
	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration -- Case studies.
	Africa.
	Administration.
Genre/Form	Case studies.
Subject	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Economic conditions -- Case studies.
	Economic conditions.
	Despotism -- Economic aspects -- Africa.
	Despotism.
	Economic development -- Political aspects -- Africa.
	Economic development -- Political aspects.
	Mauritius -- Economic conditions.
	Mauritius.
	Sierra Leone -- Economic conditions.
	Sierra Leone.
	Guyana -- Economic conditions.
	Guyana.
	Botswana -- Economic conditions.
	Botswana.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Case studies.
Other Form:	Print version: Lange, Matthew. Lineages of despotism and development. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009 9780226470689 0226470687 (DLC) 2008042034 (OCoLC)262429570
ISBN	9780226470702 (electronic book)
	0226470709 (electronic book)
	0226470687
	9780226470689

Title Lineages of despotism and development : British colonialism and state power / Matthew Lange.

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