Colonial Theories of Institutional Development - Toward a Model of Styles of Imperialism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book analyzes the role played by initial endowments and colonizer identity in seeking to explain institutional development in former colonies. It presents a model of two styles of imperialism that integrates the colonial origin and endowment views explaining current institutions. The authors argue that Great Britain and Portugal adopted an 'economically-oriented' style, which was pragmatic and sensitive to initial conditions. For this style of imperialism the endowment view is applicable. In contrast, France employed a 'politically-oriented' style of imperialism, in which ideological and political motivations were more present. This led to a uniform colonial policy that largely disregarded initial endowments. In turn, the case of Spain represents a hybrid of the two models. The empirical analysis presented here reveals a remarkable degree of heterogeneity in the relationship of endowments and colonizer identity with current institutions.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Contributions to Economics
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Daniel Oto-Peralias • Diego Romero-Avila
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	146
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-54126-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General
LSN:	3-319-54126-9
Barcode:	9783319541266

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