An outstanding book, highly original in its creation of a new interface between the historical-institutional literature on now-"developed" countries and the almost completely separate world of the development literature. -- Judith Tendler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology One of the book's most original arguments is that there are drawbacks to professionalizing the bureaucracy. A stable, rule-bound administration may compromise flexibility for rulers, and even degrees of loyalty, both of which are arguably necessary for good governance. The book offers a counterargument to those scholars who, following Weber, believe that maximizing meritocracy is an unmitigated gift. -- Javier Corrales, Amherst College
Merilee Grindle is the Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development, Emerita, at Harvard University and the former director of its David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. She served as president of the Latin American Studies Association and has written or contributed to over a dozen scholarly books.
With her keen sense of real-world politics and use of both the
literature and her own interviews, Grindle provides a very valuable
resource.
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An outstanding book, highly original in its creation of a new
interface between the historical-institutional literature on
now-‘developed’ countries and the almost completely separate world
of the development literature.
*Judith Tendler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
One of the book’s most original arguments is that there are
drawbacks to professionalizing the bureaucracy. A stable,
rule-bound administration may compromise flexibility for rulers,
and even degrees of loyalty, both of which are arguably necessary
for good governance. The book offers a counterargument to those
scholars who, following Weber, believe that maximizing meritocracy
is an unmitigated gift.
*Javier Corrales, Amherst College*
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