Cities have grown rapidly—while they provide opportunities for many, they must also
confront pervasive and rising inequality, unsustainable consumption, and growing …

This paper reviews the growing literature on “state capacity” in political science and related
disciplines and proposes a new conceptualization of state capacity. The paper argues that …

While poverty reduction remains central in the Post-2015 Agenda, its determinants remain
debated in the literature, especially the role of structural conditions related to governance …

A central aspect of institutional development in develo** economies is building tax
systems capable of raising revenues from broad tax bases, ie fiscal capacity. While it is …

Weak institutions have been identified as a principal cause of the poor developmental
outcomes of many resource-rich states. Research has largely focused on national-level …

Why do infrastructure projects that are similar in nature develop along starkly different
trajectories? This question sheds light on the varying state capacity of develo** countries …

The state occupies a central place in the study of a range of political, economic, and social
outcomes. This article brings into dialogue literature on the state and emerging research on …

Purpose This study aims to examine the mediating role of resource capacity on the effect of
administrative capacity on local level development. Design/methodology/approach Data is …

Introduction: This article analyzes the issue of Capacities for the implementation of public
policies. The article examines the concepts of state capacity, policy capacities and policy …

There is an established cross-disciplinary intellectual tradition of studying state capacity,
especially in political science and political sociology (Cingolani, 2013, 2018). The concept …