Soifer, Hillel David <br/><br/>
State building in Latin America / 
Hillel David Soifer. 
 - xvi, 307 páginas :  gráficas ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 263-290) e índice.   
<br/><br/>Introduction: The origins of state capacity in Latin America: 1. The emergence of state-building projects -- 2. A theory of state-building success and failure -- 3. Alternative historical explanations and initial conditions -- 4. State projects, institutions, and educational development -- 5. Political costs, infrastructural obstacles, and tax state development -- 6. Local administration, varieties of conscription, and the development of coercive capacity -- 7. Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107107878 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Desarrollo económico--América Latina<br/>Desarrollo político--América Latina<br/>Estado--América Latina
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>América Latina--Política y gobierno
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.98   / S64s