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State and Law in the Development Process

Problem-Solving and Institutional Change in the Third World

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  • © 1994

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  1. Ann Seidman

    1. School of Law, Boston University, USA

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  2. Robert B. Seidman

    1. Boston University, USA

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 1-8

  3. The Problem

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Paradox

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 11-26

    3. State and Law in Third World Poverty and Underdevelopment

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 27-54

  4. Development Theory and Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Of Theory and Justifications and their Uses

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 57-68

    3. A Participatory Development-Oriented Research Methodology

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 69-85

    4. Which Grand Theory?

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 86-114

    5. Categories for Generating Middle-Level Propositions Concerning Law’s Underbearer Role

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 115-127

    6. Implementing Institutions: From Courts to Bureaucracy

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 128-141

  5. Restructuring the State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. The Fatal Race: The Rise of the Bureaucratic Bourgeoisie

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 145-169

    3. Transforming the Colonial State: Controlling the Bureaucratic Bourgeoisie

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 170-195

  6. Transforming the Political Economy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Of Plans and Markets

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 199-224

    3. Restructuring Foreign Trade

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 225-252

    4. Rethinking the Agricultural Base

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 253-277

    5. Perverse Industrialization

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 278-304

    6. Financial Crises

      • Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman
      Pages 305-330
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'Ann and Robert Seidman have written an invaluabe theoretical (and practical) guide for those concerned with the role of the state in development.'- Bereket Habte Selassie, Professor of African Studies, Howard University 'State and Law in the Development Process is a scholarly work and essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on the Third World, its history and development. It provides an excellent bibliography and analysis which sets out the fundamentals of research into the future development of the Third World. Expertly written, it embodies a research methodology which is linked to a theoretical perspective.' - John F. McEldowney, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Warwick The post-1945 collapse of colonialism and the emergence of new nationalist governments seemed to promise plenty for all third-world peoples. Four decades later, those promises lay in shards. This book proposes a theory to explain the failure of third-world states to transform the institutions that produce poverty and powerlessness for the mass of the population. Based on that theory, it proposes a methodology designed to facilitate the democratic exercise of state power through law to empower third world peoples to play an effective role in building a peaceful world of plenty for all.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Law, Boston University, USA

    Ann Seidman

  • Boston University, USA

    Robert B. Seidman

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