Conceptualizing and Measuring State Effectiveness as Impartiality

被引：1
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作者：
Appiah, Daniel [1 ]
Abdulai, Abdul-Gafaru [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Ghana, Dept Publ Adm & Hlth Serv Management, Accra, Ghana
来源：
PUBLIC ORGANIZATION REVIEW | 2023年 / 23卷 / 04期
关键词：
State effectiveness; Quality of government; Quality of state; Public sector impartiality; HIGHER-EDUCATION; APPROPRIATIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY; CITIES;
D O I：
10.1007/s11115-022-00681-2
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要：
Building on Rawls's Theory of Justice, we argue that state effectiveness should be conceptualized and measured using the baseline of equal rights to life, liberties, and opportunities. This conception of state effectiveness leads to measurement along two axes of performance: a vertical axis (y axis) measuring the quality of state capacity for impartiality; and a horizontal axis (x axis) measuring the quality of states in achieving impartiality. We examine the extent of state effectiveness across all 54 countries in Africa. We find that the quality of state capacity correlates with the extent of equal treatment of persons.
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页码：1417 / 1436
页数：20
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