What Can the Brits Teach Us About State Capacity?
Statecraft · Santi Ruiz, Jennifer Pahlka, and Andrew Greenway
December 20, 202450m 37s
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Show Notes
Today, we talk to Jennifer Pahlka and Andrew Greenway about their new paper on state capacity. It’s called “The How We Need Now: A Capacity Agenda for 2025 and Beyond.”
We discuss:
What is “state capacity?”
Why is there fresh interest in the topic in the UK?
How did the model of a “government digital service” spread to the US?
How do you fix unemployment insurance?
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