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Hierarchy and the State

Hierarchy and the State

Shea, Patrick E.

Hardcover

EconomicsInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1009609300
ISBN13: 9781009609302
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Oct 2 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Does American influence help or hinder the capacity-building of partner states? In Hierarchy and the State, Patrick E. Shea challenges the conventional wisdom that US influence undermines state-building in developing countries, instead arguing that US support has actually enhanced state capacity over the past forty years. The book asserts that American economic power plays a pivotal role in enhancing a state's ability to build and sustain itself. Tracing the evolution of US property rights promotion from 1782 to the present, it reveals the complex interplay of economic and security interests that shape American foreign policy. Through cutting-edge quantitative techniques and original data on US hierarchy, Hierarchy and the State provides robust evidence for the mechanisms linking international influence, property rights, and state-building outcomes. Its novel framework will change the way scholars examine the international politics of state-building.

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