The social origins of state capacity : civil society, political order and public goods in France (1789-1970) and Mexico (1810-1970)

TLDR: In this paper, the trajectories of state capacity in France (1789-1970) and Mexico (18101970) are investigated. But the authors do not consider the effects of external shocks on state capacity.

Abstract: ......................................................................................................................................... ii Preface ........................................................................................................................................... iv Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................... v List of Tables .............................................................................................................................. viii List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... ix List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................... x Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... xi Dedication ................................................................................................................................... xiii Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Case Selection: Revolutions, Popular Incorporation and the Evolution of Public Goods in France and Mexico .............................................................................................................. 8 1.2 Literature Review ......................................................................................................... 12 1.3 Argument: The Organizational Structure of Civil Society, Political Order, and StateSupplied Public Goods .......................................................................................................... 36 1.4 Explaining the trajectories of state capacity in France (1789-1970) and Mexico (18101970) ..................................................................................................................................... 44 1.5 Research Design and Plan of the Dissertation ............................................................. 48 Chapter 2: Critical Juncture: Popular Incorporation, the Social State and State Capacity ...................................................................................................................................... 53 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 53 2.2 Measurement Challenges in the Study of State Capacity ............................................ 57 2.3 Conceptualizing State Capacity as Public Goods Provision ........................................ 66 vi 2.4 Operationalizing State Capacity as Public Goods Provision ....................................... 71 2.5 Critical Juncture: Popular Incorporation and the Social State ..................................... 74 2.6 War, Commodity Booms, and State Capacity in France and Mexico ......................... 97 2.7 Conclusion: The Puzzle of French and Mexican Political Development .................. 106 Chapter 3: An Organizational Theory of Political Development ......................................... 109 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 109 3.2 Explaining the Effects of Exogenous Shocks: Strategies of Political Order ............. 111 3.3 Explaining Strategies of Political Order: The Organizational Structure of Civil Society ................................................................................................................................. 122 3.4 Explaining the Transition from Spoils Systems to Social Contracts: The Transformation of Social Relationships .............................................................................. 143 3.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 147 Chapter 4: The Atlantic Revolutions and the Structural Transformation of Organizational Life .............................................................................................................................................. 151 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 151 4.2 France: Revolution and the Emergence of National Popular Movements ................. 154 4.3 Mexico: Independence and Parochial Political Organizations .................................. 201 4.4 Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 240 Chapter 5: Organizational Structure, Popular Incorporation and Political Order ........... 245 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 245 5.2 France: Organizational Change and Political Instability ........................................... 250 5.3 Mexico: Lack of Resources and Political Instability ................................................. 301