Prosperity and Violence
Subtitle: The Political Economy of Development
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; W. W. Norton
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780393050387
Subjects: Modern State; Political Science; Politics - Current Events; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Public Policy - Social Policy; Development economics; Political economy; Political science & theory; Violence in society; Development - Economic Development; History & Theory - General; Economic Development; Social policy; Violence
First sentence: IN A MUSEUM IN NORTH GERMANY, I encountered two cabinets depicting early life in the region.
Description: "In this work, Robert H. Bates investigates the origins and purpose of the modern state, an institution that has spread to every corner of the globe in a matter of centuries. Why has the modern state risen to such preeminence? How did something so vast, complex, and systematic evolve from tenuous agrarian societies riven with violence?

Drawing from his extensive research among diverse cultures and his exceptional knowledge of European history, Bates traces a common thread that runs between the history of European development and the struggles of today's developing countries."--BOOK JACKET.