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social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > government (political science) > state building
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social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > sociology of governance > state building
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > sociology of governance > state building

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state building  

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  • In its most generic form, the term state building refers to the construction of an apparatus of governance defined by its monopoly of the legitimate use of violence in a given territory. Defining the modern state is a contentious project, but most scholars would recognize a core set of features, including a standing army; a diplomatic corps; a centralized bureaucracy (especially for tax collection); the replacement of ad hoc, patrimonial legal procedures with standardized, legalrational ones; the demarcation of national economies; and the incorporation of populations as citizens rather than status groups. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; State Building]

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