num_pages: 174
description: Postcolonial Third World states have historically faced two major the promotion of economic development and the creation of stable democracies. These challenges persist today; in the face of globalization. While some developing former colonial countries have gotten a foothold up on globalization others are not so fortunate. In Democratization Development and the Patrimonial State in the Age of Globalization author Eric Budd investigates and compares forms of patrimonialism in several developing states. The traditional criticism of development countries leveled by liberal democracies and their constituents is that too much patrimonialism acts as a barrier in the face of economic development and democratization. The author considers this criticism through a comparative study of the Philippines Peru Taiwan Chile Ecuador and Indonesia. Each case holds a specific relationship to patrimonialism. As a result these cases provide the author with a unique window into the question of patrimonialism and its effect on economic development and the development of democratic societies. Democratization Development and the Patrimonial State in the Age of Globalization offers a significant contribution to disciplinary discussions in international relations economics sociology development studies and globalization studies.
language: English
title: Democratization, Development, and the Patrimonial State in the Age of Globalization
publisher: Lexington Books