Ethnicity and Development

Addressing the Gaps in New Institutional Economics

Shahrukh Rafi Khan (Mount Holyoke College, USA)

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English

Routledge
03 November 2023

Sociology; International economics; Development economics; Political economy

Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

Ethnicity and Development explores the impact of ethnic fragmentation on the success or failure of nations and uses case studies of Bangladesh and Pakistan to illustrate this. It analyzes the role of institutions in engendering economic and social progress and challenges the New Institutional Economics (NIE) narrative.

The book argues that the NIE narrative has some gaps, particularly that it is blind to ethnic fragmentation and therefore does not account for the construction of institutions that can build national cohesion in low- and low-middleincome countries (L/LMICs). It shows that L/LMICs have a different cultural context and that they need to first build national cohesion on a foundation of horizontal – across ethnic groups – and vertical – across classes – equity. The author’s analysis also examines other novel issues, such as the boost that is provided by nations acquiring the right of self-determination. Other novelties are the distinction between prime causes (triggers) for economic development and approaches for economic development. More important for this book is the distinction between natural and constructed nations and the conceptual framework presented to analyze their performance. Finally, the study examines the creation of national cohesion in ethnically diverse nations.

Addressing a gap in the literature, this book will be of interest to researchers in development economics, political science and sociology and specialists in comparative politics/political theory with a focus on Area Studies.

By: Shahrukh Rafi Khan (Mount Holyoke College USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781032630823
ISBN 10: 1032630825
Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
Pages: 78
Publication Date: 03 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of tables viii Preface ix 1 New institutional economics and economic development 1 2 Nations, conceptual framework and method 15 3 Ethnicity and development 24 4 Independence, ethnicity and development: case studies 37 5 Forging national cohesion in constructed nations 51 6 Summary and conclusion 72 Index 75

Shahrukh Rafi Khan is currently a research associate at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. He has published extensively in refereed journals and authored and edited numerous books. His recent books include Economic Successes in South Asia: A Story of Partnerships (Routledge, 2022); Spontaneous and Induced Collective Action in Pakistani Rural Development (with Shaheen Rafi Khan, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021); Development Economics: A Critical Introduction (Routledge, 2020); A Microcredit Alternative in South Asia (with Natasha Ansari, Routledge, 2018); Routledge History of Development Economics Thought (Routledge, 2014); and Market as Means Not Master: Towards New Developmentalism (Routledge, 2010).