John Rapley
Biographic Data
| ID | 1305083 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Rapley |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Rapley |
| SIGNATURE | RAPLEY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West Indies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Why Empires Fall: Rome, America, and the Future of the West
A new perspective on parallels between ancient Rome and the modern world, and what comes next “[A] provocative short book . . . with a novel twist.”— The Economist Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, around the start of the new millennium, history took a dramatic turn. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline compared to the global periphery i…
The development of informal governance in post-apartheid South Africa: Criminal gangs as neo-medieval agents
Employing international relations theory's concept of the new medievalism, this article applies a model of informal governance to the study of post-apartheid South Africa, arguing that what appear to be ungoverned spaces, criminality or corruption may in fact represent the development of informal governance. Employing a political-economy approach, it analyses the rise and decline of the modern state by reference to the relative efficiency of acto…
End of development or age of development
State capacity and development in a post-modern age
The New Middle Ages
You ENTER the ghetto through a warren of decrepit alleys crowded with locals seeking refuge from the hot night air of their cramped homes. Suspicious stares alert you that you have entered Kingston's gangland. But if the local don-or area leader, in the polite lexicon of official Jamaica-has granted you permission to enter, you are safe. Here, news travels like dye in water. The local gang maintains its own system of law and order, complete with …
Globalization and Inequality: Neoliberalism’s Downward Spiral
Rapley argues provocatively that the seeds of political tensions that began in the third world—and are now being manifested around the globe—can be found in neoliberal prescriptions for economic reform
Development studies and the post-development critique
Jamaica Negotiating Law and Order with The Dons
Convergence: Myths and realities
Although economists have become increasingly agnostic about convergence, neo-liberal policies tend to presume it. Such policies assume that economic liberalization, open markets and minimalist states will encourage the globalization of capital, thereby spreading economic growth from the First World to the Third World. In this, they resemble orthodox Marxist theories of the internationalization of capital. However, divergence rather than convergen…
Côte d'lvoire after Houphouet-Boigny
New directions in the political economy of development
This article underlines the changing balance of paradigms over the last decade and argues that the critique of neo‐classical theory is gaining new life. What is emerging, though, is a subtler and more sophisticated view of the state than the traditional state‐market dichotomy allowed for. It situates the recent African experience within a wider international context and reviews the different roles played by the state in encouraging or discouragin…
The Ivoirien Bourgeoisie
Ivoirien Capitalism: African Entrepreneurs in Cote d'Ivoire
Rapley refutes standard assumptions about African capitalism, demonstrating that an indigenous entrepreneurial class, not foreign investment, has been primarily responsible for the growth of Cote d'Ivoire's economy.
Development studies and the post-development critique
The New Middle Ages
You ENTER the ghetto through a warren of decrepit alleys crowded with locals seeking refuge from the hot night air of their cramped homes. Suspicious stares alert you that you have entered Kingston's gangland. But if the local don-or area leader, in the polite lexicon of official Jamaica-has granted you permission to enter, you are safe. Here, news travels like dye in water. The local gang maintains its own system of law and order, complete with …
Convergence: Myths and realities
Although economists have become increasingly agnostic about convergence, neo-liberal policies tend to presume it. Such policies assume that economic liberalization, open markets and minimalist states will encourage the globalization of capital, thereby spreading economic growth from the First World to the Third World. In this, they resemble orthodox Marxist theories of the internationalization of capital. However, divergence rather than convergen…
New directions in the political economy of development
This article underlines the changing balance of paradigms over the last decade and argues that the critique of neo‐classical theory is gaining new life. What is emerging, though, is a subtler and more sophisticated view of the state than the traditional state‐market dichotomy allowed for. It situates the recent African experience within a wider international context and reviews the different roles played by the state in encouraging or discouragin…
The development of informal governance in post-apartheid South Africa: Criminal gangs as neo-medieval agents
Employing international relations theory's concept of the new medievalism, this article applies a model of informal governance to the study of post-apartheid South Africa, arguing that what appear to be ungoverned spaces, criminality or corruption may in fact represent the development of informal governance. Employing a political-economy approach, it analyses the rise and decline of the modern state by reference to the relative efficiency of acto…
End of development or age of development
State capacity and development in a post-modern age
The Ivoirien Bourgeoisie
Ivoirien Capitalism: African Entrepreneurs in Cote d'Ivoire
Rapley refutes standard assumptions about African capitalism, demonstrating that an indigenous entrepreneurial class, not foreign investment, has been primarily responsible for the growth of Cote d'Ivoire's economy.
New directions in the political economy of development
This article underlines the changing balance of paradigms over the last decade and argues that the critique of neo‐classical theory is gaining new life. What is emerging, though, is a subtler and more sophisticated view of the state than the traditional state‐market dichotomy allowed for. It situates the recent African experience within a wider international context and reviews the different roles played by the state in encouraging or discouragin…
Côte d'lvoire after Houphouet-Boigny
Convergence: Myths and realities
Although economists have become increasingly agnostic about convergence, neo-liberal policies tend to presume it. Such policies assume that economic liberalization, open markets and minimalist states will encourage the globalization of capital, thereby spreading economic growth from the First World to the Third World. In this, they resemble orthodox Marxist theories of the internationalization of capital. However, divergence rather than convergen…
Jamaica Negotiating Law and Order with The Dons
Globalization and Inequality: Neoliberalism’s Downward Spiral
Rapley argues provocatively that the seeds of political tensions that began in the third world—and are now being manifested around the globe—can be found in neoliberal prescriptions for economic reform
Development studies and the post-development critique
State capacity and development in a post-modern age
The New Middle Ages
You ENTER the ghetto through a warren of decrepit alleys crowded with locals seeking refuge from the hot night air of their cramped homes. Suspicious stares alert you that you have entered Kingston's gangland. But if the local don-or area leader, in the polite lexicon of official Jamaica-has granted you permission to enter, you are safe. Here, news travels like dye in water. The local gang maintains its own system of law and order, complete with …
End of development or age of development
The development of informal governance in post-apartheid South Africa: Criminal gangs as neo-medieval agents
Employing international relations theory's concept of the new medievalism, this article applies a model of informal governance to the study of post-apartheid South Africa, arguing that what appear to be ungoverned spaces, criminality or corruption may in fact represent the development of informal governance. Employing a political-economy approach, it analyses the rise and decline of the modern state by reference to the relative efficiency of acto…
Why Empires Fall: Rome, America, and the Future of the West
A new perspective on parallels between ancient Rome and the modern world, and what comes next “[A] provocative short book . . . with a novel twist.”— The Economist Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, around the start of the new millennium, history took a dramatic turn. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline compared to the global periphery i…
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Economics (4 works) · History (3 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (3 works) · International Development and Aid (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)