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Building state capability - the next big development challenge
26th October 2017
This article from the World Bank looks ideal for students of development economics.
Significant progress has been made over the last two decades in lowering extreme poverty but bigger challenges remain to make development more sustainable and inclusive. The World Bank is now focusing more heavily on policies designed to enhance the capability of national governments to provide essential public services and create the conditions for the private sector to thrive.
The easy part of #development is over. Building state capability will be the central challenge in coming decades https://t.co/TLHpVJRRJF pic.twitter.com/8bVazeHEa6
— World Bank Data (@worldbankdata) October 26, 2017
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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