Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-271) and index.
Contents:
The concept and causes of runaway state-building -- Constraining government patronage : different logics of party competition -- The runaway state-building phenomenon : patronage politics and bureaucratic rationalization -- Remaking the regions : the Europeanization of the state or domestic politics as usual? -- Local control : local parties and local state administrations -- A runaway welfare state? : extending the argument to postcommunist welfare politics -- Exporting the argument : party competition and state effectiveness in other new democracies.
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