Strong Societies and Weak States: State-Society Relations and State Capabilities in the Third World

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Why do many Asian, African, and Latin American states have such difficulty in directing the behavior of their populations--in spite of the resources at their disposal And why do a small number of other states succeed in such control What effect do failing laws and social policies have on the state itself In answering these questions, Joel Migdal

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"An important new landmark ... One of the great strengths of this book is that the argument is anchored in a series of case studies built around four countries: Egypt, Sierra Leone, Israel, and Mexico."--Comparative Political Studies