We expect effective state institutions to matter in a country's ability to respond to crises. Yet notably in the first … relationships in the cross-country data, drawing on measures of the state, COVID's health impact, and pandemic policy response. In … between state effectiveness and pandemic health outcomes does in fact pertain. Our findings also offer insight into how …

This chapter evaluates state capacity from a long-run historical perspective. We discuss how to define and measure … state capacity. We explain how the establishment of a high-capacity state can enhance domestic peace, improve material …-capacity states. Finally, we characterize ways in which society can harness the various public goods that a capable state can provide …

concept of fragility has evolved and been adapted since the inception of the failed state concept in the 1990s to the current …

Based on Chinese industrial firms' data, this study found that state capital injection weakened the technological … progress and management efficiency of private firms, which led to a reduction in enterprises' total factor productivity. State …. Furthermore, the state capital did not have a significant negative impact on firms in technology-intensive and monopoly industries …