Those studying development often address the impact of government
policies, but rarely the politics that generate these policies. A
culmination of several decades of work by Robert Bates, among the
most respected comparativists in political science, this compact
volume seeks to rectify that omission. Bates addresses the
political origins of prosperity and security and uncovers the root
causes of under-development. Without the state there can be no
development, but those who are endowed with the power of the state
often use its power to appropriate the wealth and property of those
they rule. When do those with power use it to safeguard rather than
to despoil? Bates explores this question by analyzing motivations
behind the behaviour of governments in the developing world,
drawing on historical and anthropological insights, game theory,
and his own field research in developing nations.
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