TY - JOUR
T1 - Legacies of empire?
AU - Centeno, Miguel Angel
AU - Enriquez, Elaine
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - Using methods and themes from Charles Tilly's work, this paper presents a number of propositions related to empire-to-state transformation. We argue that variations in national state development from imperial metropole origins can be explained, at least in part, by variations in imperial administration, finance, development, identity, and inequality. Capacity is a critical determinant of the results of state transformation, while decisions about finance and investment are both economic and political. Identity and inequality are inextricably linked to empire, and our exploration of these concepts demonstrates that they are the outcomes of variable processes linked to concrete, if inadvertent, lines of imperial decisions.
AB - Using methods and themes from Charles Tilly's work, this paper presents a number of propositions related to empire-to-state transformation. We argue that variations in national state development from imperial metropole origins can be explained, at least in part, by variations in imperial administration, finance, development, identity, and inequality. Capacity is a critical determinant of the results of state transformation, while decisions about finance and investment are both economic and political. Identity and inequality are inextricably linked to empire, and our exploration of these concepts demonstrates that they are the outcomes of variable processes linked to concrete, if inadvertent, lines of imperial decisions.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11186-010-9111-7
DO - 10.1007/s11186-010-9111-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77951765038
VL - 39
SP - 343
EP - 360
JO - Theory and Society
JF - Theory and Society
SN - 0304-2421
IS - 3
ER -