Unpacking the Strength of the State: The Utility of State Infrastructural Power

2008/08/27 by Hillel David Soifer, Hillel Soifer, Matthias vom Hau · 372 citations
Social Sciences · #Civil society #Democracy #Development economics #Economic growth #Economics #Human security #Law #Political economy #Political science #Politics #Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East #Population #Power (physics) #Public good #Social and Economic Development in India #Sociology #South Asian Studies and Conflicts #Spanish Civil War #State (computer science)

paper · open access · doi:10.1007/s12116-008-9030-z

published in Studies in Comparative International Development 43(3-4), 219-230 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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