Schooling, nation building and industrialization
Esther Hauk and
Javier Ortega
Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2021, vol. 33, issue 1, 56-94
Abstract:
We consider a Gellnerian model to study the transformation of a two-region state into a nation state. Industrialization requires the elites to finance schooling. The implementation of statewide education generates a common national identity, which enables cross-regional production, while regional education does not. We show that statewide education is chosen when cross-regional production opportunities and productivity are high, especially when the same elite holds power at both geographical levels. By contrast, a dominant regional elite might prefer regional schooling, even at the loss of large cross-regional production opportunities if it is statewide dominated. The model is consistent with evidence for five European countries in 1860–1920.
Keywords: Education; industrialization; nation building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/0951629820963192
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