GOVT-040 Lecture Notes - Ethnic Conflict, Samuel Doe, Mobutu Sese Seko
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That states matter a lot as an independent causal variable. Economic development and democracy are not possible without a strong state. Revolutions are usually caused by weak states. One that does not have the capacity to repress or maybe even to buy off. Ethnic conflict can be the result of both weak and strong states. Depending on who was in charge, and whether they"re co opted by one ethnic opposition. group. The size of the state or the scope of a state refers to the degree of state intervention in the economy and society; if everyone within the country is employed by the state. The extent of the state"s role in things like. The amount of people the state employs. To what extent the state intervene in the daily lives of people. If it drafts people in the military or spys on them. By this definition, one of the biggest states in the world is north.
