Colonial Theories of Institutional Development : Toward a Model of Styles of Imperialism

Intro -- Preface -- About This Book -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 On the Importance of Institutions -- 1.2 Determinants of Institutional Quality: The Key Role of European Colonialism -- 1.3 Toward a Model of Styles of Imperialism -- 1.4 Preliminary Empirical Evidence -- 1.5 Structure of the Study -- Chapter 2: Views Linking Colonialism with Institutions -- 2.1 The Colonial Origin View -- 2.2 The Endowment View -- 2.3 The Eclectic View -- 2.4 Other Related Literature -- 2.4.1 Additional Studies on Colonialism -- 2.4.2 Studies about the Importance of Precolonial Institutions -- 2.4.3 Other Work on the Historical Roots of Comparative Development -- Chapter 3: A Model of Two Styles of Imperialism -- 3.1 The Theoretical Framework -- 3.2 An Application to European Colonial Empires -- 3.2.1 The British Empire -- 3.2.2 The French Empire -- 3.2.3 The Spanish Empire -- 3.2.4 The Portuguese Empire -- 3.2.5 The Remainder Empires -- 3.3 Some General Observations Between Domestic Conditions and the Style of Imperialism -- Chapter 4: Empirical Methodology and Baseline Regression Results -- 4.1 Empirical Strategy and Data Description -- 4.1.1 Alternative Endowment Variables -- 4.2 Initial Results: Additive Model Versus Interaction Model -- Chapter 5: Sensitivity to Alternative Theories -- 5.1 Timing and Duration of Colonization -- 5.2 Sociological and Anthropological Factors -- 5.3 Geographic and Climatic Factors -- Chapter 6: Further Sensitivity Analyses -- 6.1 Robustness to Sample Selection and Outliers -- 6.2 Robustness to Institutional Indicators -- 6.3 Robustness to Endowment Indicators -- 6.4 Limiting the Range in the Distribution of Endowments to French Range -- Chapter 7: Exploring the Mechanism of Colonial Rule -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Colonial Rule in the British and French Empires.