Beyond executive will: When merely interested or inattentive elites foster pockets of effectiveness in state administration

• In Event: Local Elites in the Political Economy of State Development

Brief Overview

How do parts of state administration obtain sufficient protection from neopatrimonial pressure to inculcate positive deviance? Two typically overlooked conditions are capable of fostering effective niches: merely interested and inattentive elites.

Author

• Erin McDonnell, University of Notre Dame