The role of the state in the development process : notes from Africa
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Abstract:
On Monday 14 November 2011, Stephen Ellis, Senior researcher at the African Studies Centre and Desmond Tutu professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the VU University Amsterdam, delivered the first lecture in the 2011-2012 SID lecture series on the role of the State. The state has traditionally been assigned a leading role in the development process. While views have changed over the decades regarding the relative merits of state intervention versus the private sector, the state remains the mainstay of international diplomatic relations and law. It is the building block of the international system. Yet of the United Nations’ 193 member-states, perhaps a quarter are widely regarded as 'fragile,, 'failed', 'failing' or described with similar terms. Many such states are in Africa.
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On Monday 14 November 2011, Stephen Ellis, Senior researcher at the African Studies Centre and Desmond Tutu professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the VU University Amsterdam, delivered the first lecture in the 2011-2012 SID lecture series on the role of the State. The state has traditionally been assigned a leading role in the development process. While views have changed over the decades regarding the relative merits of state intervention versus the private sector, the state remains the mainstay of international diplomatic relations and law. It is the building block of the international system. Yet of the United Nations’ 193 member-states, perhaps a quarter are widely regarded as 'fragile,, 'failed', 'failing' or described with similar terms. Many such states are in Africa.
Authors:
Ellis, S.
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Ellis, S.
Series Title:
SID-NL Lecture Series 2011-2012
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SID-NL Lecture Series 2011-2012
Category:
General
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General
Keywords:
development policy
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governance
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government
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development policy
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governance
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government
Language:
eng
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eng
Organization:
SID NL - Society for International Development Netherlands Chapter
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SID NL - Society for International Development Netherlands Chapter
PAGE:
3
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3
Place:
[The Hague]
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[The Hague]
Publisher:
SID NL
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SID NL
Year:
2011
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2011
Region:
Africa
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Africa
Right:
© 2011 SID NL
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© 2011 SID NL
Subject:
Social and Political Change
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Social and Political Change
Title:
The role of the state in the development process : notes from Africa
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The role of the state in the development process : notes from Africa