Agents of empire : English imperial governance and the making of American political institutions / Sean Gailmard.
| Author/creator | Gailmard, Sean author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xiv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Political economy of institutions and decisions Political economy of institutions and decisions. ^A235831 |
| Contents | Economic incentives : the origins of colonial autonomy -- Governance incentives : the balanced colonial constitution -- From incentives to institutions : contractual imperialism in practice -- The rise and fall of autocratic imperialism -- Economic regulation : imperial administration in the colonies -- Political regulation : legislative review and colonial autonomy -- Colonial assembly power under regulatory imperialism -- The institutional bequests of empire. |
| Abstract | "Provides a new strategic logic of English imperial government in North American colonies, and why the crown was ultimately unable to control them. It shows how strategic dynamics in colonial institutions structured American state building. For readers in comparative state formation, imperial legacies, political economy, and American politics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2023037485 |
| ISBN | 9781009316927 |
| ISBN | 9781009316897 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1009316893 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | 1009316923 paperback |
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