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Political Economist and World Bank Consultant Steven Webb will present his newest book, "In the Shadow of Violence: Politics, Economics and the Problems of Development" (Cambridge University Press 2013), at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Webb’s book applies the conceptual framework of Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast's Violence and Social Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2009) to nine developing countries. The cases show how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate coalitions of powerful organizations. Rather than castigating politicians and elites as simply corrupt, the case studies illustrate why development is so difficult to achieve in societies where the role of economic organizations is manipulated to provide political balance and stability. The volume develops the idea of limited-access social order as a dynamic social system in which violence is constantly a threat and political and economic outcomes result from the need to control violence rather than promoting economic growth or political rights. For his presentation in Berlin Webb will add the perspective of Germany from the late 19th century to the present.
Information on participating / attending:
If you wish to attend please register via Fax: +49-30-259 219 444 or e-mail: events@hertie-school.org.
Date:
03/19/2013 18:00 - 03/19/2013 19:30
Event venue:
Hertie School of Governance | Friedrichstraße 180 | 10117 Berlin
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Politics
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
03/14/2013
Sender/author:
Magriet Cruywagen
Department:
Pressestelle
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event42800
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