POLA02H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Counterargument, Human Capital, Free Rider Problem
24 Feb 2016
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Post-colonial states did not experience process of proper state formation. Reliance on foreign aid led to stagnation: summary on page 66. Patronage doesn"t always mean corruption, but can lead to corruption if institutions are weak. Public goods are used by all, held by none. Warlord, instead of central government holds central authority (they hold monopoly on use of violence, not central state) Iraq and afghanistan are states which have compromised by negotiating with warlords. Warlords sometimes bargain outside of their system, like central states and humanitarian agencies (because those central states and agencies cannot deal with central states anymore; warlords are de facto rulers) Providing public goods satisfy those living on warlord territory to keep them content with living under their rule. Warlords have the impetus to maintain conflict which kills economic development, in order to keep people dependent upon them (easier to keep.
