States against nations: (Record no. 11551)
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| fixed length control field | 01369nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781009589239 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 352.63KUI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Kuipers, Nicholas |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | States against nations: |
| Sub Title | meritocracy, patronage, and the challenges of bureaucratic selection |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 242p. |
| Other physical details | 24 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Bibliographical references and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | n States Against Nations, Nicholas Kuipers questions the virtues of meritocratic recruitment as the ideal method of bureaucratic selection. Kuipers argues that while civil service reform is often seen as an admirable act of state-building, it can actually undermine nation-building. Throughout the book, he shows that in countries with high levels of group-based inequality, privileged groups tend to outperform marginalized groups on entrance exams, leading to disproportionate representation in government positions. This dynamic exacerbates intergroup tensions and undermines efforts towards nation-building. Drawing on large-scale surveys, experiments, and archival documents, States Against Nations provides a thought-provoking perspective on the challenges of bureaucratic recruitment and unearths an overlooked tension between state- and nation-building. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Political development |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam | UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam | International Relations | 06/19/2026 | 97532.00 | 352.63KUI | UR010535 | 07/03/2026 | Book | ||||
| UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma | UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma | International Relations | 06/19/2026 | 352.63KUI | URD003147 | 06/19/2026 | Book |