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Hierarchy and the State explores the complex relationship between state-building efforts and the dominant position of American economic power in the global system. Patrick E. Shea investigates how countries strategically develop their institutional capacities while operating within an international hierarchy shaped by American economic influence.
The work addresses fundamental questions about national sovereignty, economic development, and institutional design in a world where one power exercises significant structural influence. Shea examines how states balance the demands of integration into the global economy with their own political and developmental objectives. Through careful analysis of state-building strategies, the book illuminates the constraints and opportunities facing nations as they construct effective governmental institutions.
Published by Cambridge University Press, this scholarly work contributes to debates in international political economy, development studies, and comparative politics about how power asymmetries shape institutional outcomes.
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