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The Modern State

Course Number: GOVT 343
Title: The Modern State
Day & Time: TR 01:00PM 02:15PM
Instructor: Maghsoud-Nia P
Credit: 1.00
Course Description: What makes some states weak or strong, stable, or unstable? In this course, we conduct a comparative and historical analysis of the emergence and evolution of the modern state in different regions of the world. We cover a range of topics including the theories of the state, the concept of state capacity and its measurement, the rise and decline of the Welfare State, state-building and its challenges in the developing world, the "Developmental State" and its economic achievements in East Asia, and the problem of fragile states in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.

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