State Capacity
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Se analiza la capacidad institucional del Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, México, respecto a la implementación de la política de vivienda a través de su Instituto Municipal de la Vivienda (IMUVIG). En primer lugar, para poder definir las... more
Why are some Southeast Asian states strong and others weak? This article addresses this question by mapping state capacity across the region on two dimensions—fiscal and legal-administrative—and then exploring alternative explanations. It... more
The broader subject of this study relates to the reasons why states emulate the military technologies and organizational structures one another. It focuses on large-scale emulation, those that encompasses the entire military system,... more
This essay is part of a book symposium in Nationalities Papers on Wimmer's latest book, "Nation Building: Why Some Countries Come Together While Others Fall Apart" (Princeton 2018).
Political accounts for the contemporary rise of populism in Western democracies generally agree that elite unresponsiveness and a wider crisis of political representation are to blame for the current political predicament. Mainstream... more
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Institutions matter! Douglass North argued in 1991. But specifically what institutions mattered the most, and towards what outcomes has been source of contention till date. This essay argues that Political Capacity and Adaptive Capacity... more
The concept of infrastructural power is arguably one of the most useful in the social sciences. It has helped both to illuminate the extraordinary capacity, reach, and impact of the modern state vis-a-vis its pre-industrial predecessor,... more
Este capítulo visa analisar as principais condições que permitiram o desenvolvimento de programas nacionais de transferência de renda no âmbito dos sistemas de proteção social de Brasil, Argentina e África do Sul. Os dois eixos centrais... more
The present article investigates the association between bureaucracy and democracy in an ideological state. Theoretically, this article underlines the views of Francis Fukuyama in his book Political Order and Political Decay. However,... more
Why do communities with larger shares of ethnic and racial minorities have worse public outcomes such as service provision? Many studies emphasize the role of diversity and other demographic variables, but the question of causality... more
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have spread rapidly around the world since the 1990s. In the Americas, the proliferation of trade agreements with countries from within and beyond the region have resulted in a ‘spaghetti bowl’ of... more
No século XXI se observa que a administração de toda infraestrutura social depende, em graus variados, de tecnologia. Contudo, em que pese o ciberespaço tenha criado uma rede informacional prática e benéfica para a sociedade mundial não... more
This paper will attempt to show that in order for Rwanda to build its state capacity and democratic rule, efforts should be made to improve and strengthen its security apparatus. Rwanda represents a ‘hegemonic electoral authoritarian’... more
In institutionalist perspective, state capacity is increasingly recognized as a necessary, but insufficient requirement for development. Development agencies, such as multilateral development banks, also aim at promoting development.... more
RESUMO Introdução: Este artigo trata da construção de capacidades estatais enquanto condição necessária (mas não suficiente) ao processo de produção de políticas públicas. O interesse maior recai sobre o fracasso das políticas industriais... more
Miserable Life: Is There an Exit?
This paper seeks to synthesize theories from the comparative politics and international relations literature about what leads to state building and the growth of state capacity. It draws upon these theories to develop a range of empirical... more
When it comes to social welfare, we do not have clear understanding of whether it is more important to have democracy or a capable state. Specifically, most studies do not consider the possibility that effects of democracy are conditioned... more
Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro may best be classified as a failing state. This has myriad negative implications for both the country and the region. This chapter begins by defining and differentiating levels of stateness. It then... more
Although disasters are apolitical, they occur in a political space. The response by different actors in post disaster situation looks overwhelmingly humanitarian but these actors never leave a chance to turn disaster into a political... more
It tends to be a temptation for the intellect, either guided by a search for argument economy or the result of Structuralism's influence vestiges, to reduce social phenomena complexity to binary options. The globalization process, its... more
La “cuestión del cuidado” es un tema de extrema relevancia para la Economía Feminista, ya que permite desentrañar elementos centrales en los mecanismos de reproducción de la desigualdad socioeconómica y de género. Sin embargo, las... more
Habiendo el Estado Nacional retomado la prestación del servicio de agua potable y saneamiento del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, este artículo se interroga por: a) la creación y el desempeño de la nueva empresa estatal, Agua y... more
Resumen: el desarrollo de capacidades en el sector público resulta de un equilibrio pendular entre las características que impone el contexto político institucional de cada país y las estrategias que llevan adelante las agencias... more
State capacity is a core concept in political science research, and it is widely recognized that state institutions exert considerable influence on outcomes such as economic development, civil conflict, democratic consolidation, and... more
In what types of institutional environments are international development projects most likely to succeed? Previous research suggests alternatively that liberal economic policies, democratic political institutions, and institutions... more
Objetivo/contexto: la capacidad interna de las agencias estatales es una condicion necesaria y predice su potencial estrategico para alcanzar objetivos de desarrollo industrial a largo plazo. Este ...
Suele ser una tentación del intelecto, ya sea por una búsqueda de economía argumental o fruto de un vestigio de la influencia del Estructuralismo, reducir la complejidad de lo social a opciones binarias. El proceso de globalización, sus... more
This article aims to discuss the capacities of the Brazilian State, particularly the Federal Executive Branch, to produce efficient infrastructure policies that deliver the expected benefits and also obtain support (or consent) from... more
In this article is revealed how the Belgian inheritance tax system was used as a functional political instrument, throughout the first half of the nineteenth century. It was a tool, offering a broad range of unifying and disintegrating... more