Runaway State-Building Robert C. Saler or club director

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Runaway State-Building Robert C. Saler or club directorHere, Conor O'Dwyer introduces the phenomenon of runaway state building as a consequence of patronage politics in underdeveloped, noncompetitive party systems. Analyzing the cases of three newly democratized nations in Eastern Europe Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia O'Dwyer argues that competition among political parties constrains patronage led state expansion. O'Dwyer uses democratization as a starting point, examining its effects on other