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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Conor O'Dwyer (Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Florida)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780801883651ISBN 10: 0801883652 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 09 November 2006 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface List of Acronyms Introduction 1. The Concept and Causes of Runaway State-Building 2. Constraining Government Patronage: Different Logics of Party Competition 3. The Runaway State-Building Phenomenon: Patronage Politics and Bureaucratic Rationalization 4. Remaking the Regions: The Europeanization of the State or Domestic Politics as Usual? 5. Local Control: Local Parties and Local State Administrations 6. A Runaway Welfare State? Postcommunist Welfare Politics 7. Exporting the Argument: Party Competition and State Effectiveness in Other New Democracies Conclusion Appendixes 1. Data on the Number of State Administrative Personnel 2. Data on Salaries 3. Interview Sample 4. Data Used to Calculate Party System Fractionalization 5. Countries Used in Cross-National Comparison Notes References IndexReviewsThis book presents a vital new contribution to the growing literature on the postcommunist state and will be essential reading for comparative politics scholars interested in the effects of parties on state-building. - Mitchell Orenstein, Maxwell School of Syracuse University The 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 Author InformationAuthor Website: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/codwyer/index.htmConor O'Dwyer is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/codwyer/index.htmCountries AvailableAll regions |
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