Nationalism, development and integration
The political economy of Ernest Gellner
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7433892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | U Pagano (0000-0002-9917-5091, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 623-646 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Journal of Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-166X • E-ISSN: 1464-3545 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cje/27.5.623 |
| OpenAlex | W2026883175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 25 |
In this paper, we show how in Gellner we can find a stimulating analysis of the institutional equilibria that characterise agrarian and industrial society and the conditions that make possible institutional change from one equilibrium to another. This allows a convincing account of the reasons why some countries industrialised before others and why nationalism had such an uneven impact on the development of market economies. We consider the relation between Gellner's analysis and other theories of organisation and point out how Gellner can help to solve some paradoxes that arise in these theories. We also argue that joining Gellner's contribution to the analysis of the positional nature of status and power reinforces his conclusion about the necessary stagnation of agrarian societies and the necessary (over)accumulation of different forms of capitalism. We conclude by examining the implications of his analysis for the process of globalisation and its challenge to national states
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Objective Knowledge
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The Invention Of Tradition
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Reason and Culture
The Economics of Nationalism
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National structures and multinational corporate behavior
Culture, identity, and politics
Relativism and the Social Sciences
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| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2018 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |