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The Role of the State in Development

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Conventionally, the concept of development has been equated with economic growth. As a result, mainstream literature—both academic and in the media—has viewed development as a fundamentally economic, perhaps even technocratic process.

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Wylde, C. (2017). The Role of the State in Development. In: Emerging Markets and the State. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55655-4_2

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