TY - BOOK AU - Lange,Matthew ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Lineages of despotism and development: British colonialism and state power AV - JV341 .L36 2009 U1 - 325/.3410967 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Chicago, London PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Imperialism KW - Economic aspects KW - Great Britain KW - Colonies KW - Despotism KW - Africa KW - Economic development KW - Political aspects KW - Administration KW - Case studies KW - Economic conditions KW - Mauritius KW - Sierra Leone KW - Guyana KW - Botswana KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: British colonialism and developmental legacies -- The developmental legacies of British colonialism: a state-centered framework for analysis -- A statistical analysis of British colonial legacies -- Mauritius: direct rule and development -- Sierra Leone: indirect rule and despotism -- Guyana: a case of despotism despite direct rule -- Botswana: a case of development despite indirect rule -- Comparing British colonialism: testing the generalizability of colonial state legacies -- Conclusion and discussion; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=457395 ER -