The Performing State: Reflection on an Idea Whose Time Has Come but Whose Implementation Has Not

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Dec 2003
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.