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Growing Apart: Oil, Politics, and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria

Peter M. Lewis
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"Growing Apart is an important and distinguished contribution to the literature on the political economy of development. Indonesia and Nigeria have long presented one of the most natural opportunities for comparative study. Peter Lewis, one of America's best scholars of Nigeria, has produced the definitive treatment of their divergent development paths. In the process, he tells us much theoretically about when, why, and how political institutions shape economic growth."

—Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 

 

"Growing Apart is a careful and sophisticated analysis of the political factors that have shaped the economic fortunes of Indonesia and Nigeria. Both scholars and policymakers will benefit from this book's valuable insights."

—Michael L. Ross, Associate Professor of Political Science, Chair of International Development Studies, UCLA

"Lewis presents an extraordinarily well-documented comparative case study of two countries with a great deal in common, and yet with remarkably different postcolonial histories. His approach is a welcome departure from currently fashionable attempts to explain development using large, multi-country databases packed with often dubious measures of various aspects of 'governance.'"

—Ross H. McLeod, Editor, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

"This is a highly readable and important book. Peter Lewis provides us with both a compelling institutionalist analysis of economic development performance and a very insightful comparative account of the political economies of two highly complex developing countries, Nigeria and Indonesia. His well-informed account generates interesting findings by focusing on the ability of leaders in both countries to make credible commitments to the private sector and assemble pro-growth coalitions. This kind of cross-regional political economy is often advocated in the profession but actually quite rare because it is so hard to do well. Lewis's book will set the standard for a long time."

—Nicolas van de Walle, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Cornell University

 

Peter M. Lewis is Associate Professor and Director of the African Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.

  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The Political Economy of Development
  • Chapter 3. Growing Apart Divergent Political Economies
  • Chapter 4. Indonesia Crisis, Reform, and Growth
  • Chapter 5. Nigeria Division, Distribution, and Decline
  • Chapter 6. Comparing Economic Performance
  • Chapter 7. After the Fall The Dynamics of Attempted Reform in Indonesia
  • Chapter 8. Predatory Rule, Transition, and Malaise in Nigeria
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion Indonesia and Nigeria in Comparative Perspective
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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Published: 2007
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN(s)
  • 978-0-472-09980-1 (hardcover)
  • 978-0-472-06980-4 (paper)
  • 978-0-472-02474-2 (ebook)
Series
  • Interests, Identities, and Institutions in Comparative Politics
Subject
  • Political Science:Comparative Politics
  • Asian Studies
  • African Studies
  • Economics:Development
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