Robert H. Bates (1) (1942–)
Auteur van Markets and states in tropical Africa : the political basis of agricultural policies
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Robert H. Bates is Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University, where he has studied and taught while conducting research in countries throughout the world. He is the author of many books on Africa and the political economy of development.
Werken van Robert H. Bates
Markets and states in tropical Africa : the political basis of agricultural policies (1981) 90 exemplaren
Africa and the Disciplines: The Contributions of Research in Africa to the Social Sciences and Humanities (1993) 26 exemplaren
Beyond the Miracle of the Market: The Political Economy of Agrarian Development in Kenya (Political Economy of… (1989) 11 exemplaren
Essays on the Political Economy of Rural Africa (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy) (1983) 10 exemplaren
Toward a Political Economy of Development: A Rational Choice Perspective (California Series on Social Choice and… (1988) 8 exemplaren
The regulation of rural markets in Africa 1 exemplaar
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- Bates, Robert Hinrichs
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- 1942-12-05
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- USA
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- New York, New York, USA (Brooklyn)
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Prosperity & Violence: The Political Economy of… door Robert H. Bates
Prosperity and Violence offers a surprisingly potent evocation of world political history for such a slender volume. The author makes no moral judgment about violence, but treats is matter-of-factly as a given aspect of human behavior. He presents the evidence that when affairs are conducted with any semblance of intelligence, peaceful processes are the most effective means for achieving prosperity. Unfortunately, he could not account for the current batch of deranged, suicidal plutocrats.
Bates’ selection of cases concerns me; he cites examples almost exclusively in Anglophone Africa, and West Africa in particular, with only passing reference to the Francophone countries that dominate the region; it’s unclear why (his credentials imply that he speaks French), but it hampers the generalizability of his argument. Additionally, he implies rather strongly that political concerns all but require elites to make poor policy decisions… yet, globally, there are countries where that is not the case. It would have been nice to see a greater exploration of why that is the case, and how it might be overcome. That said, especially for those unfamiliar with the state of politics in countries where institutions are political tools, this is a fantastic analysis and a good baseline against which to judge.… (meer)
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