04 July 2004

Fukuyama: Bring back the state

Francis Fukuyama: "It turns out that privatisation, while reducing the scope of states, takes a fair amount of state capacity to implement cleanly." I have the impression that many of the Peace Studies students I have had the priviledge to work with in the last few years would cheer that someone has noticed. A lot of reflection on failed states and the neo-liberal experiment in this article. Important reading for anyone interested in development and globalization.

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