Nation Building, State Building, and Economic Development: Case Studies and Comparisons - Paperbackby Sarah C. M. Paine (Author) Why do some countries remain poor and dysfunctional while others thrive and become affluent? The expert contributors to this volume seek to identify reasons why prosperity has increased rapidly in some countries but not others by constructing and comparing cases. The case studies focus on the processes of nation building, state building, and economic development in comparably situated countries over the past hundred