Easing the tension between the state and the market? Developing social protection and labour law during Latin American industrialization by Ulf Thoene

“…Nevertheless, those early policy decisions have proved to lastingly impact social, economic and political conditions across the region with central aspects of social protection and labour law having limited reach due to deficiencies in state capacity, the rule of law and high levels of labour informality. …”
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Civil society and the 2030 Agenda. An assessment of the implementation of SDG-actions in the Metropolitan District of Quito by Paul CISNEROS, Pablo CABRERA-BARONA, Víctor LÓPEZ

“…This challenge is particularly crucial for metropolitan arrangements in developing countries where State capacity is weak, and people often lack resources to act upon the problems they face. …”
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Do Return Migration Policies Matter? A typology of young Romanian returnees’ attitudes towards return policies by Șerban Monica, Croitoru Alin

“…Some of them simply reject the idea and others are sceptical about the state capacity of implementing this type of policies. …”
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Does Democratic Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment Affect Economic Growth? Evidence from Nigeria by Hassan O. Ozekhome

“…An important factor that has undermined rapid and sustained economic growth is the weak institutional structure, decrepit state capacity and low level of foreign direct investment in Nigeria. …”
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THE LINK BETWEEN FOOD, PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND SUFFERING by Irina Mihaela Matran, Dan L. Dumitraşcu

“…The quality of life of each individual is reflected in his/her well-being state, capacity of copig, satisfaction and happiness. …”
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The Decentered Construction of Global Rights: Lessons from the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation by Daniel M. Brinks, Arkaja Singh, Bruce M. Wilson

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Policy Transfer and International Organisations: The Complex Relationship between Brazil and the World Bank in the Implementation of the Bolsa Família Program by Cristiane Kerches da Silva Leite, Júlia Mafra, Osmany Porto de Oliveira

“…Based on a triangulation technique, it argues that the development of state capacity for the implementation of the program took place on a more cooperative basis than an imposition on the part of the World Bank, in a positive-sum game. …”
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A time series analysis of government expenditure and health outcomes in Nigeria by Bosede Olanike Awoyemi, Aderonke Abisola Makanju, Jane Mpapalika, Rita Samuel Ekpeyo

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Poor governance and massive unemployment in Nigeria: as causes of brain drain in the Buhari administration (2015-2020) by Benedict Ogheneakpoje Ighoshemu, Ufuoma Benson Ogidiagba

“…Like other African countries of the developing world, Nigeria underperforms due to a lack of state capacity to deal with the present-day complexities of governance, thereby leading to poor governance, massive unemployment, and brain drain in the Buhari administration. …”
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Quebec’s Institutional Reconfiguration and the Reengineering Process: Lessons from Ontario by Alain-G Gagnon, Olivier de Champlain

“…Based on this observation, the case of Quebec will be assessed in order to determine whether there is a better institutional fit between the reengineering process being considered and the Quebec government’s potential for innovation and its state capacity.…”
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Building Sustainable Supply Chains in the Era of e-Commerce by Gatmaitan, Christian, Yangali Del Pozo, Lisha

“…A time study and capacity analysis were completed to understand current-state capacity. An annual forecast was created using the Holt-Winter Method. …”
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Shandong’s Yintan Town and China’s “Ghost City” Phenomenon by Wang, Qianyi, Li, Ran, Cheong, Kee Cheok

“…Yintan's lack of success was attributable to too little, not too much, state intervention, reflecting limited state capacity to develop and manage the new city by Rushan, the nearby small city seeking to capitalize on the central government's development imperatives. …”

Necessary but not sufficient: a scoping review of legal accountability for sexual and reproductive health in low-income and middle-income countries by Rajat Khosla

“…We identified seven key factors that shape the efficacy of legal accountability efforts, including the ways a law or court decision is formulated, access to courts, the (dis)advantages of criminal law in the given context, cultural norms, politics, state capacity and resources and the potential for further litigation. …”
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COVID-19 facemask rule, public distrust and artistic interventions in Nsukka, Nigeria by Chukwuemeka Nwigwe, Stephen Fọlárànmí, Chijioke Onuora

“…However, the degree of compliance to the face mask rule appears significantly low in many African countries on account of low state capacity, poor governance and the consequent public distrust. …”
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Finding a Way Forward: Conceptualizing Sustainability in Afghanistan's Community-Based Schools by Bellino, Michelle J., Faizi, Bibi-Zuhra, Mehta, Nirali

“…In protracted conflict contexts such as Afghanistan, CBE compensates for weak state capacity by cultivating community engagement and support. …”
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Understanding trends in the worst forms of child labour and the state’s legal responses: a descriptive analysis by Mashele Rapatsa

“…It is asserted that factors that proliferates child economic exploitation manifests in the form of primary factors (those with direct impact such as social deprivations, e.g. poverty) and secondary factors (those that relate with action or inaction of governments, e.g. corruption, lack of state capacity). It is argued that legal instruments will be of no effect lest these direct and indirect causes are not interrupted. …”
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A Matter of Politics: The Effects of the Political Context on Social Work in Norway and Bolivia by Svein Tuastad, Katya Nogales Crespo

“…Our main question is: How do accountability and state capacity levels affect daily social work? This interplay frequently becomes associated with levels of democracy and redistribution. …”
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Sanctioning Capacity in Trade and Sustainability Chapters in EU Trade Agreements: The EU–Korea Case by María J. García

“…It also uncovers important caveats regarding state capacity and alignment with government objectives as conditioning the effectiveness of TSD chapters’ non-legally binding sanctioning mechanisms.…”
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Fit for Purpose Community Mapping in South Africa by Nicholas Pinfold, Mohamed El Kaftangui

“…Usually land ownership is unclear and only limited state capacity exists in providing basic services infrastructure. …”
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A Matter of Politics by Svein Tuastad, Katya Nogales Crespo

“…Our main question is: How do accountability and state capacity levels affect daily social work? This interplay frequently becomes associated with levels of democracy and redistribution. …”
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