@misc{10804,
title = {The Performing State: Reflection on an Idea Whose Time Has Come but Whose Implementation Has Not},
author = {Schick, Allen},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.18235/0006670},
abstract = {The contemporary nation-state exists to perform, to provide financial assistance, public services and other benefits to its people. How well the government performs influences the economic and social well-being of citizens, the mindset that voters take into the election booth, the programs and behavior of politicians and bureaucrats, and the relationship between government and the governed.},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18235/0006670}
}