Concept information
Preferred term
state capacity
Definition
- State capacity concerns the ability of the state to make and implement its decisions. State capacity became more central in social science debates due to recent increases in the incidence of societal conflicts and phenomena relating to state failure and weakness. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; State Capacity]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/state_capacity
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