{"product_id":"runaway-statebuilding-patronage-politics-and-democratic-development-9780801883651","title":"Runaway StateBuilding Patronage Politics and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely study provides political scientists and political reformers with insights into points in the democratization process where appropriate intervention can minimize runaway state-building and cultivate efficient bureaucracy within a robust and competitive democratic system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe product of painstaking research - and a keen intellect. -- Ray Taras Russian Review 2007 Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through practitioners. Choice 2007 Interesting and instructive comparative political analysis. -- Donald Pienkos Polish Review 2007 O'Dwyer's book is an important contribution to the literature on post-communist development. -- Neil Robinson Europe-Asia Studies 2007 The uniqueness of the book lies in its theoretical sophistication substantiated by numerous empirical comparisons across the globe, which makes it a valuable contribution to the literature on comparative politics and political sociology. -- Sarbeswar Sahoo Political Studies Review 2008 It is fully justified to call O'Dwyer's book 'a vital contribution to the growing literature on the postcommunist state.' -- Aleksander Surdej European Political Science O'Dwyer's excellent book is surely strong enough to warrant a sequel. -- Karen Dawisha Perspectives on Politics 2007 Extremely thought provoking and well researched. -- Steven Saxonberg Slavic Review 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eList of Acronyms\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The Concept and Causes of Runaway State-Building\u003cbr\u003e2. Constraining Government Patronage: Different Logics of Party Competition\u003cbr\u003e3. The Runaway State-Building Phenomenon: Patronage Politics and Bureaucratic Rationalization\u003cbr\u003e4. Remaking the Regions: The Europeanization of the State or Domestic Politics as Usual?\u003cbr\u003e5. Local Control: Local Parties and Local State Administrations\u003cbr\u003e6. A Runaway Welfare State? Postcommunist Welfare Politics\u003cbr\u003e7. Exporting the Argument: Party Competition and State Effectiveness in Other New Democracies\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendixes\u003cbr\u003e1. Data on the Number of State Administrative Personnel\u003cbr\u003e2. Data on Salaries\u003cbr\u003e3. Interview Sample\u003cbr\u003e4. Data Used to Calculate Party System Fractionalization\u003cbr\u003e5. Countries Used in Cross-National Comparison\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527623287127,"sku":"9780801883651","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801883651.jpg?v=1731868587","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/runaway-statebuilding-patronage-politics-and-democratic-development-9780801883651","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}