The Scarce State Image close
The Scarce State by Noah L. Nathan
The Scarce State by Noah L. Nathan
Show Hide Adult Content
The Scarce State close

Non-Fiction Books:

Home  
Books  
Non-Fiction  
Politics & government  
Comparative politics

The Scarce State

Inequality and Political Power in the Hinterland
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$105.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $26.50 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 18-28 June using International Courier

Explore more Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

See all products in this series

Boundary Control by Edward L. Gibson
$84.99
Boundary Control
by Edward L. Gibson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace by Christian Davenport
$84.99
State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace
by Christian Davenport ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Democracy, Development, and the Countryside by Ashutosh Varshney
$82.99
Democracy, Development, and the Countryside
by Ashutosh Varshney ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Political Parties, Growth and Equality by Carles Boix
$85.99
Political Parties, Growth and Equality
by Carles Boix ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Voting for Autocracy by Beatriz Magaloni
$85.99
Voting for Autocracy
by Beatriz Magaloni ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Contemporary Capitalism
$91.99
Contemporary Capitalism
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
State in Society by Joel S Migdal
$62.99
State in Society
by Joel S Migdal ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Politics after Neoliberalism by Richard Snyder
$84.99
Politics after Neoliberalism
by Richard Snyder ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Subversive Institutions by Valerie Bunce
$85.99
Subversive Institutions
by Valerie Bunce ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Ordering Power by Dan Slater
$64.99
Ordering Power
by Dan Slater ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Heroic Defeats by Miriam A. Golden
$74.99
Heroic Defeats
by Miriam A. Golden ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The European Parliament and Supranational Party System by Amie Kreppel
$84.99
The European Parliament and Supranational Party System
by Amie Kreppel ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Electoral Systems and the Balance of Consumer-Producer Power by Eric C. C. Chang
$70.99
Electoral Systems and the Balance of Consumer-Producer Power
by Eric C. C. Chang ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Warlords and Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States by Jesse Driscoll
$88.99
Warlords and Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States
by Jesse Driscoll ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Making Markets in the Welfare State by Jane R. Gingrich
$84.99
Making Markets in the Welfare State
by Jane R. Gingrich ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Information for Autocrats by Melanie Manion
$74.99
Information for Autocrats
by Melanie Manion ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

States are often minimally present in the rural periphery. Yet a limited presence does not mean a limited impact. Isolated state actions in regions where the state is otherwise scarce can have outsize, long-lasting effects on society. The Scarce State reframes our understanding of the political economy of hinterlands through a multi-method study of Northern Ghana alongside shadow cases from other world regions. Drawing on a historical natural experiment, the book shows how the contemporary economic and political elite emerged in Ghana's hinterland, linking interventions by an ostensibly weak state to new socio-economic inequality and grassroots efforts to reimagine traditional institutions. The book demonstrates how these state-generated societal changes reshaped access to political power, producing dynastic politics, clientelism, and violence. The Scarce State challenges common claims about state-building and state weakness, provides new evidence on the historical origins of inequality, and reconsiders the mechanisms linking historical institutions to contemporary politics.

Author Biography:

Noah L. Nathan is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Electoral Politics and Africa's Urban Transition: Class and Ethnicity in Ghana (2019).
Release date Australia
March 2nd, 2023
Pages
310
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
152x228x23
ISBN-13
9781009261128
Product ID
36188621

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by Noah L. Nathan

See all books by this author

The Scarce State on Hardback by Noah L. Nathan
$276.99
The Scarce State
by Noah L. Nathan ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Non-Fiction >
Politics & government >
Comparative politics
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Politics & government
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
Political economy