Great article. I think there’s more to be said on development being more important to establish hegemony in a post colonial society, precisely to quell or limit the newfound political and societal influence landlords may have. Interesting parallels to the situation in Ethiopia too imo, land reform there was a focus on exclusively limiting the influence of landowners but was not coupled with a policy that empowered farmers moving from peasants/farmers to petty capitalists like that in Taiwan. Interesting review, happy to be corrected if you feel that I may have understood this incorrectly
This sounds like a great read for any fan of Hirschman. I hope I find good reasons to prioritize reading it soon, and I appreciate the summary here in the meantime.
Great article. I think there’s more to be said on development being more important to establish hegemony in a post colonial society, precisely to quell or limit the newfound political and societal influence landlords may have. Interesting parallels to the situation in Ethiopia too imo, land reform there was a focus on exclusively limiting the influence of landowners but was not coupled with a policy that empowered farmers moving from peasants/farmers to petty capitalists like that in Taiwan. Interesting review, happy to be corrected if you feel that I may have understood this incorrectly
This sounds like a great read for any fan of Hirschman. I hope I find good reasons to prioritize reading it soon, and I appreciate the summary here in the meantime.