Governance and Violence

Governance and Violence

This background paper addresses four questions. They may seem to be independent, but I hope to show they are closely connected. The questions are: 1) What did Weber say when he defined the modern state as the organization with a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence? 2) What conceptual framewo...

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Main Author: Wallis, John
Format: Background Paper
Language:English
English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
GOVERNANCE
VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
STABILITY
SECURITY
MAX WEBER
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27044
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spelling okr-10986-270442017-12-14T05:23:32Z Governance and Violence Wallis, John GOVERNANCE VIOLENCE ECONOMIC SHOCKS STABILITY SECURITY MAX WEBER This background paper addresses four questions. They may seem to be independent, but I hope to show they are closely connected. The questions are: 1) What did Weber say when he defined the modern state as the organization with a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence? 2) What conceptual framework might we bring to understand the dynamics of stability and growth in developing countries? Why do developing countries seem to be so susceptible to shocks and reversals? 3) What is the empirical evidence on economic shrinking (short run declines in annual per capita income), economic growing (short run increases in annual per capita income), and economic performance over the long run as measured by per capita income? 4) Is there a trade-off between security and growth, and how should we think about such a trade-off? All four points address in one way or another stability, instability, and social order. Weber may seem to be the least connected, but given the widespread use of his definition of the state and the focus on “a monopoly of violence” in the social science literature surrounding the political economy of development, it is the right place to start. 2017-06-12T21:37:37Z 2017-06-12T21:37:37Z 2017 Background Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27044 English en_US World Development Report 2017 Background Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: World Development Report Publications & Research
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language English
English
topic GOVERNANCE
VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
STABILITY
SECURITY
MAX WEBER
spellingShingle GOVERNANCE
VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
STABILITY
SECURITY
MAX WEBER
Wallis, John
Governance and Violence
relation World Development Report 2017 Background Paper;
description This background paper addresses four questions. They may seem to be independent, but I hope to show they are closely connected. The questions are: 1) What did Weber say when he defined the modern state as the organization with a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence? 2) What conceptual framework might we bring to understand the dynamics of stability and growth in developing countries? Why do developing countries seem to be so susceptible to shocks and reversals? 3) What is the empirical evidence on economic shrinking (short run declines in annual per capita income), economic growing (short run increases in annual per capita income), and economic performance over the long run as measured by per capita income? 4) Is there a trade-off between security and growth, and how should we think about such a trade-off? All four points address in one way or another stability, instability, and social order. Weber may seem to be the least connected, but given the widespread use of his definition of the state and the focus on “a monopoly of violence” in the social science literature surrounding the political economy of development, it is the right place to start.
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author Wallis, John
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title Governance and Violence
title_short Governance and Violence
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