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O'Dwyer, Conor, 1972-

Runaway state-building : patronage politics and democratic development / Conor O'Dwyer. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 - xv, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-271) and index.

The concept and causes of runaway state-building -- Constraining government patronage : different logics of party competition -- The runaway state-building phenomenon : patronage politics and bureaucratic rationalization -- Remaking the regions : the Europeanization of the state or domestic politics as usual? -- Local control : local parties and local state administrations -- A runaway welfare state? : postcommunist welfare politics -- Exporting the argument : party competition and state effectiveness in other new democracies. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

ISBN: 0801883652 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005029018

Subjects--Topical Terms:
New democracies.
Democratization.
Bureaucracy.
Patronage, Political.
Nation-building.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Poland--Politics and government--1989-
Czech Republic--Politics and government--1993-
Slovakia--Politics and government--1993-

LC Class. No.: JC423 / .O26 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 320.9