Patchwork Leviathan

Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States

Erin Metz McDonnell

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Princeton University Press
12 May 2020

Sociology; Political science & theory; Regional government policies; Development economics; Economic systems & structures

Corruption and ineffectiveness are often expected of public servants in developing countries. However, some groups within these states are distinctly more effective and public oriented than the rest. Why? Patchwork Leviathan explains how a few spectacularly effective state organizations manage to thrive amid general institutional weakness and succe

By: Erin Metz McDonnell
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691197364
ISBN 10: 0691197369
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 12 May 2020
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Erin Metz McDonnell is Kellogg Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Her award-winning work has appeared in the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, and Comparative Political Studies.

Reviews for Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States

Winner of the EGOS Book Award, European Group for Organizational Studies an excellent and refreshingly new look at state capacity that should be a must read for scholars of political sociology, development sociology, comparative politics, public policy, and good governance in less developed countries. ---Peter Ward, American Journal of Sociology