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Building state capability - the next big development challenge

Geoff Riley

26th October 2017

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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.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty 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 and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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