Analytic Narratives

133 Pages·1998·9.25 MB·English

by  Robert H. Bates

ANALYTICN ARRATIVES
ANALYTICN ARRATIVES
RobeHr.tB ates
AvneGrr eif
MargarLeetv i
Jean-LauRroesnetn thal
BarryR .W eingast
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Contents
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Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 3
One
Self-EnfoProcliintgiS cyaslt emasn dE conomiGcr owth:
LatMee dievGaeln oa 23
AvneGrr eif
Two
TheP olitiEccaoln omoyf A bsolutRiescmo nsidered 64
Jean-LauRroesnetn thal
Three
ConscriptTihoePn r:i coefC itizenship 109
MargarLeetv i
Four
PolitiSctaalb ilaintdCy i viWlar : Institutions, Coamnmdi tment,
AmericDaenm ocracy 148
BarryR .W eingast
Five
TheI nternatiCoonffaeleO rganizatAino Inn:t ernatiIonnsatli tutio1n9 4
RoberHt.B ates
Conclusion 231
Appendix 239
Index 243
Acknowledgments
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WITHfi nancisaulp pofrrto mt heN ationSacli enFcoeu ndat(igorna SnEtS -
902219t2h)Ce,e ntfeorAr d vancSetdu diynt hBee havioSrcaile ncsepso nsored
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morningse,a cohf u sl aboroendh iso rh ero wnp rojeinc tt;h ea fternoownes ,
mets,e ekitnoig d entainfdey l aboruaptoent hien terseocftt ihornefi ee ldesc:o ­
nomicesc,o nomhiics toarnydp, o litsicciaeln Ocuer.d iscussiinocnrse asingly
centeroenpd o liteiccoanlo miyn,s tituatnidot nhseu, s eosf g amet heorTyh.i s
booki st her esult.
Discussicoonnss tittuotone esu traa wlo rdE.x ploratidoenbsa,t easr,g u­
mentst:h eshei ctl osteort hem arkI.n deebdy,t hee ndo ft hey earw,e had
achievneocd o nsensWues t.h erefcoornet intuoem de eatn dt o" discufsostr"w o
morey earsd,i smemberainndrg e assembdlrianfgot fst hem anuscrDiapvti.d
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suppofrrto mo urd epartmeantSt tsa nfoarnddH arvarUdn iversiatnidte hse
UniversiotfWi aessh ingtaonndC aliforniaan df romt heH arvaIrnds tiftourt e
InternatiDoenvaell opment.
Oncew es ensecdo nvergewnecs eo,u ghttod rawo theirnst oou rd ebatAe s.
panealtt h1e9 96a nnumaele tinogfts h Aem ericPaonl itSicciaeln Acses ociation
providoendef orumA. w orkshsoppo nsorbeydt heW eatherhCeeandt efro r
InternatiAoffnaailra stH arvarUdn iverspirtoyv idaendo thIenro .u rl ettoefr
invitattoti hoinws o rkshowpe,s trestshead"t g oofdr iencdasnb eg oodc ritics."
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commentary.
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Universwihtoys,es ponsorsohfti hpe w orkshcopo ntribsuotm eudc ht ot he
evolutoifot nh ipsr ojeRcotb.e rMta,r garaentd,J ean-Lauwriesnthto t hantkh e
X ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
WeingaasntdG reiffa miliaensde, s peciEasltlaiyn dS usyf,o wre lcomiunsgt o
Stanfoarndd,M argarBeatt eBso,b K aplaann,d P aulSac otfto rt oleraotuirn g
periojdoiucrn eytsoP alAol to.
ANALYTICN ARRATIVES
Introduction
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THISVO LUME addresissessu oefss ubstaanncdem ethoFdo.c usionngi nstitu­
tiontsh,ec hapteerxsp lotrhees ourcoefsp olitoircdaeltr h;eo rigionfcs o nflict,
botihn ternatiaonndda olm estaincd;t hei nteracbteitowne einn ternatiaonnda l
domestpiocl iteiccoanlo mTyh.e ya lsroa imseet hodologiiscsaulep sa,r ticularly
concernitnhgeu seo fg amet heoirnyt hes tudoyfp olitieccoanlo mIyn.d oing
sot,h eayd vanacm ee thoodf a nalytshiaswt e c al"la nalyntaircr atives."
Thei ssuweesa ddrebsost,sh u bstanatnidmv eet hodologciucatac lr,o ss fields
ofs cholarsShtiupd.e notfds e velopmjeoniten c onomhiics toriinas nese kitnhge
politifcoauln datioofgn rso wt(hW orlBda nk1 997I)n.s titutiinocnrse asingly
preoccunpoyto nlys ociologainsdpt osl itisccaile ntbiustta sl ssot udenotfs
industorrigaaln iza(tHiaolnal n dT aylo1r 996T)h.eu seo fg amet heorhya s
spreafdr ome conomitcops o litsicciaeln acnedi ntaon thropoalsow geyl lT.h e
chaptiernts h ivso lumteh uesn gagteh ceo ncernosfm- anyd isciplainndse hso uld
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therefcoormem anad b roaadu dience.
Thec asset udiienst hivso lumaree motivatbeyda desitroea ccoufnotr
particeuvleanrta sn do utcomeFso.rt hosceo mmittteodt hec losaen alyosfis
particeuvleanrtt sh,ce h aptseerestk o d emonstrtahtbeee nefittobs e g ainfedr om
thes ystemautsieoc f t heorFyo.rt hosceo mmittteotd h ed evelopmaenndtu se
oft heorwye,s eetko d emonstrtahtere e turntsob er eapefdr omac losdei alogue
witcha smea teriTahlesp .h rasaen alyntaircr actaipvteu roeusrc onvicttihoant
theolriyn kteodd atias m orep owerftuhla eni thdeart oar t heoarlyo ne.
Whenw e refetrot heorwye,r efetror atiocnhaoli cteh eoarnyd m,o sto ften,
tot het heoroyfg amesO.u ra dvocaccoyu ladp pltyo o thefro rmosf t heorays
wellho,w eveAr r.a ngoefm odelcso ulsde rvaest hbea siosfa nalyntaircr atives:
thosdee rivferdo mt hen ewi nstitutio(nHaallailns dmT aylo1r 996o)rf rom
analyMtaircx is(mP rzewor1s9k8i5R o;e mer1 986f)o,re xamplBee.c ausoef
ouru nderstandiinnsgt iotfu atnidot nhses ourcoefs thpeoiwre orv ecro llective
life-abnedc aufsoeu orf t hfiev ea uthoirnts h ivso lummear shagla met heoretic
reasoning!f-owceuo sn t hes trengatnhdls i mitatoifto hnasgt e nre.
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PolitOircdaelr
Contemporeavreyn trse minuds t hastt abiilnipt oyl iticcoamlm unitciaensn ot
bea ssumeidtm; u stb ea chievTehde.c hapteirnts h ivso lumteh erefroerteu rn
too neo ft hec lasstihce meisnt hes ocisacli enctehsse: o urcoefsp olitoircdaelr .
4 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 5
AvnerG reihfi,m sealnfe conomijsoti,na sn thropolosguicsahts Gs l,u ckman concewrni tihn stitutioenxsa-mfpolrte h,pe odestthaeb a,l anrcuel aen,d t he
(1 965B)ai,l (e1 y9 69a)nd,C o lso(1n 9 47) i,ne xaminitnhgce o nstrucotfpi oolni ­ ICO-ando ura pproatcoht heiarn alysWies j.o itnh osseu,c ha sH untington
tiefsr omf amilsyy stemMsu.c ha si nc ontemporAafrryi ctah,eC aucasuasn,d (196w8h)o, p lacien stituattit ohnecs o reo ft hea nalysoifps o litiocradle r.
SoutAhs iai,nt welfth-ceGnetnuoraGy,r eirfe veaplosw,e rfculla ncso mpeted Howeverw,e diffefrr omm anyi no uru nderstanodfit nhge mI.n stitutions,
forw ealtahn ds oughttou sep ublipco wert oa dvancteh eiprri vatfeo rtunes. thesceh aptearrsg udeo,n oti mposceo nstratihneot rsd;e trh epyr oviedmee rges
Competitaimoonn gt hems parkceidv wialr sG.r eiefx plortehsew ayi nw hicah endogenouIsnlsyt.i turteisoutnp so nc redibplreo miseosfe, i threerw arodr
politiicnaslt itutthipeo ond, esmtaain,t aipneeadc bee tweecnl anIsn.d oinsgo , punishmeTnhte.yt herefcoarnea, n ds houlbde,a nalyzaesdt hee quiliobfr ia
hee xamintehspe o litfiocuanld atfiooernc so nomgirco wtihnG enoae,x ploring extensiveg-afmoersm- at hemteo w hicwhe w ilslh ortrleyt urn.
howi tw asa blteo e xtenidt pso litiicnafllu enacned c ommercihaelg emony
throughtohueMt e diterranean.
Genoaw asa mariticmiet y-sttahteUe n;i teSdt ateissa continentwide InterRsetlaattieo ns
federatAisoG ne.n oas oughttod ominattheem arkeotfst heM editerranseoa n,
tood idt heU nited Ssteaettkeo si ncorpotrhaett eer ritoofrN ioerst Ahm erica. Thec hapteirnts h ivso lumael saod dretshses tudoyfi nternational rIne lations.
Andj usats G enoas ucceedseodt ,o od idt heU niteSdt aterse,s ultiinnt gh e particutlhaerfy,o cuosn t her elationbsehtiwpe etnh ep ursuoifti nternational
creatoifot nh el argecsotm monm arkeotn e artAhd.d resstihnepg o litoifct sh e securaintdyt hep erformaonfct eh ed omestpiocl iteiccoanlo m2y .
nineteenth-cUennittueSrdty a teBsa,r rWye ingapsltu mbas t hemper eviously The chabpytB eart efso cusoensi nternatipoonlailt Tiwcisc.eh ,ed ocuments,
explormeods tc loseblyy K arlD eutsc(h1 95a7n)dW illiaRmi ke(r 1964): politoircgaaln izarteipolnascm eadr kefto rcients hien ternaticoonffaelme a rket:
thec reatiooffn e dersayls temIstw. a sR ikewrh o stresstehdei mportance onced urinWgo rlWda rII anda gaidnu ringt hec olwda rO.n botohc casions,
ofc ollectgiavien ss,u cha st heo ccupatoifot ne rritionrm yo,t ivattihneg theU niteSdt atetsh,el argecsotn sumoefrc offe""ie"nt hew orldc,oo perawtietdh
construcotfif oend ersayls temistw; a sD eutscwhh oh ighlighttheer do loef producteors st abilmiazrek eptr iceDsu.r intgi meosfg lobtaeln sihoena ,r gues,
beliefs, stthraectse snitnegr s ofc apnoc woemrb inoen lwyh enc onvincoefd economiacg entwse rea blteo p rovipdoel itiscearlv icteots h eg uardiaonfs
thep eacefiunlt entoifot nhse piarr tneWresi.n gausste hsi ss tudoyft heU nited internatisoencaulr iWthye.n t heg uardioafn s internatsieocnuarnliot l yo nger
Statteose xaminteh ei nstitutfioounnadla tifoonrfs e deralEixspml.o ritnhge requirtehdes erviocfet sh ee conomaigce nttsh,eg uardidaenfse ctferdo mt he
well-knobwanl anrcuel aen du sinag f ormo fs tratergeiacs oniWnegi,n gast agreemeinnst o;d ointgh,e pyr ecipitthacet oedl laopfst eh peo litiincsatli tution
demonstrhaotwet sh er ulfea cilittahteae cdh ievemoefnp to litisctaalb ialnidt y thautn derpinntehdec artBeyl .fo cusionngt her elationbsehtiwpe esne curity
territeoxrpiaanls iJouns.at1s t hpe odesketpapt e acbey e nhancitnhges ecurity interaensdtt sr adael lianBcaetsec,so ntribtuoat t ehse meex plorpeedr hamposs t
oft hreatecnleadni snG enoat,h eb alanrcuel per evenctievdwi alr b yp rotecting direcbtylt yh ceo ntemporary "neionrt ehaefil eilosdft i sn"t ernatiroenlaalt ions
thes ecuroiftr ye gionballo cs. (Baldw1i9n9 G3o;w a1 99)4.T hei nternatipoonlailt siycsatle mc hiasr acterized
Bateasl saod drestsheess o urcoefso rdetrh,i tsi maet t hei nternational level. byc onflitchte,cy o nte;nt dhpeu rsuoifst e cursihtayp etsh eb ehavioofnr a tions.
Joinirnegg imteh eorists (1K9r8as2Kne;eo rh an1e9 84B)a,te esx plores the Largpeo wertsh,e ayr gufien,d i ti nt hepirri vaitnet eretsopt rso vicdoel lective
wayi nw hicsho veresitgant feosr gead b inding agraetet mheegn lto blaelv el. benefitisn,c ludiinnsgt ituattti hogenl so blaelv eTlh.e chabpotteshru pporatnsd
Focusionngt hei nternatimoanraklef to cr offeeh,ee xamintehseo rigionpse,r ­ critiqtuheess e arguamnedni tnss od, o inegn gagaew se ll-established literature.
ationasn,di mpacotft heI nternatiCoonffaeleO rganiza(tIiCoOn) a, p olitical CentrtaolB atesa'nsa lysiist sh ei mpacotfi nternatieovneanlto snd omes­
institutthiaroten g ulagtleodb tarla dienc offeeB.y g overningt hem arkeBta,t es tipco liticclse:a rtlhyet hreoaftn azisamn dc ommunisrme nderseedc urity
arguetsh,eI COr estracionmepde titaimoonn gp roducetrhse,r esbeyc urifnogr consideramtoiroepn esr suasainvdes ,e cursipteyc ialmiosrteps o werfiunlt ,h e
themc ollecbteinveefi thsi:g hecro ffeper icaensd t her edistriboufit nicoonm e domestpiocl icpyr ocesLse.v ia mplifiaensd e xtentdhsi tsh emeE.x ploring
fromc onsumetrops r oducoefrc so ffe(es eael sBoa te1s9 97). broabdu tn uancecdo mparisosnhsei, n vestigtahtewe asy si nw hicvha rious
Ine xplortihnegs ourcoefso rdeirn c lan-bassoecdi ettiheefs o,u ndations stataetsv ariotuism ehsa vel eviemda npowefro rt heimri litafroyr ceBsy.
off ederalainsdmt ,h eo rigionfis n ternatiroengailm etsh,e sceh apteardsd ress studyitnhgec omparatpiovlei toifcc osn scripLteivohini ,g hlitghhetd so mestic
subjecetxsa mineadtl engtbhy o therDsi.s tinguiosuhriw nogr ki sa central transformaptrieocnisp itbaywt aerd.
1Threu lree quitrheadwt h ena n onslasvtea wtaes a dmittteotd h Uen ioni,tw ast ob eb alanced 2Notet hei mportsaynmtp osituhmaa td dresmsaensyo ft hef ollowiisnsgu Eelsm:a ann dE lman
byt hea dmissioofan s lavset ate. (199se7e) e;s peLceivayl( l1y 997).