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social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > hollow state
social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > government (political science) > hollow state
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hollow state  

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  • The hollow state is a metaphor used to describe the practice of governments around the world that contract out any and everything to third parties, be they other governments, private firms, or nonprofit agencies. Virtually everything that can be outsourced has been, from health and welfare systems to the interrogation of al Qaeda suspects. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Hollow State]

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