Ethnicity, State Capacity, and Development
Reconsidering Causal Connections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23725752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Prerna Singh (0000-0001-9234-4190), M Vom Hau (0000-0002-7092-0457) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 231-256 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Politics of Inclusive Development (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198722564.003.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W2189373519 |
| ISBN | 9780198722564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 449 |
A large and influential literature in political economy argues that ethnic fractionalization impedes public goods provision. This chapter critically reassesses the main causal mechanism that supports this body of scholarship. Most of the works in this research tradition focus on inter-ethnic cooperation, hypothesizing that ethnic fractionalization leads to conflicting preferences, which in turn prevent inter-ethnic cooperation, either to generate desired goods or to pressure the state to provide them. Yet, such an exclusive focus on inter-ethnic cooperation ignores a wide array of other plausible causal pathways. In response, this chapter identifies three broad sets of mechanisms through which ethnicity might impact on state capacity: collective action by ethnic groups (whether in the form of inter-ethnic cooperation or ethnic mobilization), the actions and perceptions of other collective actors (whether societal elites or state officials), and institutional change (whether of formal or informal institutions).
Collective action · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic conflict · Ethnic group · Fractionalization · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public good · Scholarship · Sociology · State (computer science) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology
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