I wrote a piece on literacy, human capital formation, state capacity & development in South Africa. Link in the comments. #econsky #publicgoods #statecapacity #southafrica #stateformation #democracy #Education
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I wrote a piece on literacy, human capital formation, state capacity & development in South Africa. Link in the comments. #econsky #publicgoods #statecapacity #southafrica #stateformation #democracy #Education
Today in #Haiti, nearly as many people have been displaced by the human disaster of #EconomicCollapse, failing #StateCapacity and #OrganizedCrime.
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Today in #Haiti, nearly as many people have been displaced by the human disaster of #EconomicCollapse, failing #StateCapacity and #OrganizedCrime.
Thanks to all for participating in our joint workshop on #PublicAdministration and #StateCapacity @unihohenheim.bsky.social. Frederico Finan from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and @hjortj.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk gave great keynote lectures.
June 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thanks to all for participating in our joint workshop on #PublicAdministration and #StateCapacity @unihohenheim.bsky.social. Frederico Finan from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and @hjortj.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk gave great keynote lectures.
#ProjectOntario (First Story ⬇️)
Why IS #TVO giving airspace to EIGHT (to mere “dozens” of) Tories? They are welcome to seek their myth of Fi$cal Re$pon$ibility AND
🇺🇸 #StateCapacity AND subsidization of private schools IN the U$A! 🔚 #MatthewSpoke #RealEstate Developer #onpoli #theHub
Why IS #TVO giving airspace to EIGHT (to mere “dozens” of) Tories? They are welcome to seek their myth of Fi$cal Re$pon$ibility AND
🇺🇸 #StateCapacity AND subsidization of private schools IN the U$A! 🔚 #MatthewSpoke #RealEstate Developer #onpoli #theHub
Project Ontario, Greenbelt Code Words, and the Eglinton LRT | #onpoli
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June 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
#ProjectOntario (First Story ⬇️)
Why IS #TVO giving airspace to EIGHT (to mere “dozens” of) Tories? They are welcome to seek their myth of Fi$cal Re$pon$ibility AND
🇺🇸 #StateCapacity AND subsidization of private schools IN the U$A! 🔚 #MatthewSpoke #RealEstate Developer #onpoli #theHub
Why IS #TVO giving airspace to EIGHT (to mere “dozens” of) Tories? They are welcome to seek their myth of Fi$cal Re$pon$ibility AND
🇺🇸 #StateCapacity AND subsidization of private schools IN the U$A! 🔚 #MatthewSpoke #RealEstate Developer #onpoli #theHub
In light of recent developments, a personal #RequestForLiterature : is there a recommendable comprehensive theory on the relationship between #DemocraticBacksliding / #Authoritarianism and #StateCapacity?
May 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In light of recent developments, a personal #RequestForLiterature : is there a recommendable comprehensive theory on the relationship between #DemocraticBacksliding / #Authoritarianism and #StateCapacity?
4/10 How did America go from building Hoover Dam ahead of schedule to taking four years just to launch a healthcare website?
The government that once constructed engineering miracles now finds routine functions impossible — especially in Democratic-controlled areas.
#StateCapacity
The government that once constructed engineering miracles now finds routine functions impossible — especially in Democratic-controlled areas.
#StateCapacity
May 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
4/10 How did America go from building Hoover Dam ahead of schedule to taking four years just to launch a healthcare website?
The government that once constructed engineering miracles now finds routine functions impossible — especially in Democratic-controlled areas.
#StateCapacity
The government that once constructed engineering miracles now finds routine functions impossible — especially in Democratic-controlled areas.
#StateCapacity
www.noemamag.com/government-w... “The citizens’ assembly has become part of Paris’s democratic architecture..While one-off assemblies depend on political will.. an institutionalized citizens’ assembly..helps to set the foundation for a new institution that can endure.” #democracy #statecapacity
Government ‘With’ The People | NOEMA
Closing the gap between citizens’ deliberation and binding action.
www.noemamag.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
www.noemamag.com/government-w... “The citizens’ assembly has become part of Paris’s democratic architecture..While one-off assemblies depend on political will.. an institutionalized citizens’ assembly..helps to set the foundation for a new institution that can endure.” #democracy #statecapacity
📘 New in Governance: Anna Persson, Frida Boräng & Ruth Carlitz introduce ideational reach—a fresh take on state capacity.
It’s not just about institutions, but about belief in the idea of the state as legitimate authority. 🧠🏛️🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...
#StateCapacity #Governance #PoliticalScience
It’s not just about institutions, but about belief in the idea of the state as legitimate authority. 🧠🏛️🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...
#StateCapacity #Governance #PoliticalScience
The Power of Ideational Reach: A New Approach to State Capacity
State capacity is widely recognized as a prerequisite for the successful fostering of economic and political development and is considered key to understanding change and enduring differences in deve...
doi.org
May 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📘 New in Governance: Anna Persson, Frida Boräng & Ruth Carlitz introduce ideational reach—a fresh take on state capacity.
It’s not just about institutions, but about belief in the idea of the state as legitimate authority. 🧠🏛️🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...
#StateCapacity #Governance #PoliticalScience
It’s not just about institutions, but about belief in the idea of the state as legitimate authority. 🧠🏛️🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...
#StateCapacity #Governance #PoliticalScience
Key insight: It worked just as well if only mid-level managers got the app. The bottleneck wasn't lack of oversight, but the managers' struggle to get the info they needed to implement effectively. Easier access was the key unlock. #Management #StateCapacity
May 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Key insight: It worked just as well if only mid-level managers got the app. The bottleneck wasn't lack of oversight, but the managers' struggle to get the info they needed to implement effectively. Easier access was the key unlock. #Management #StateCapacity
Care about #effectivegovernment? Really excellent presentation on best practices for procuring and developing government software projects by @waldo.net to Michigan state legislature. Very insightful, digestible, and entertaining. (Starts at 8 min mark.) #statecapacity
Michigan did not invite *me* to testify the other day. They invited 18F! But 18F ceased to exist several days after they were invited, so I became the emergency backup option.
The private sector cannot backfill government. This does not and cannot work beyond these light-touch occasions.
The private sector cannot backfill government. This does not and cannot work beyond these light-touch occasions.
Great testimony from 18F alum @waldo.net about procuring digital service teams.
This is the stuff that 18F feds were doing prior to getting fired.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=olm9...
This is the stuff that 18F feds were doing prior to getting fired.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=olm9...
March 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Care about #effectivegovernment? Really excellent presentation on best practices for procuring and developing government software projects by @waldo.net to Michigan state legislature. Very insightful, digestible, and entertaining. (Starts at 8 min mark.) #statecapacity
Your engagement and insights made the session even more enriching! Stay tuned for more thought-provoking discussions ahead. 🔎
#StateCapacity #PublicPolicy #AcademicTalks #HITAP
#StateCapacity #PublicPolicy #AcademicTalks #HITAP
March 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Your engagement and insights made the session even more enriching! Stay tuned for more thought-provoking discussions ahead. 🔎
#StateCapacity #PublicPolicy #AcademicTalks #HITAP
#StateCapacity #PublicPolicy #AcademicTalks #HITAP
Crazy idea, stick with me...
Law, but for rich people.
Law, but for rich people.
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers
The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency says, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature…
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December 26, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Today @donmoyn.bsky.social reveals the secret to making Switzerland's public transit system run like a Swiss watch - probably a lot of Swiss watches. Simplicity by design:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/has-switze...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/has-switze...
Has Switzerland Built the Best Public Transportation System in the World?
The joy of when governments works
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Important reminders for building democratic #StateCapacity:
🔷 It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work better
🔷 Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
🔷 It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work better
🔷 Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
November 19, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Important reminders for building democratic #StateCapacity:
🔷 It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work better
🔷 Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
🔷 It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work better
🔷 Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
In order to build a new, more inclusive & dynamic political economy, we need to reimagine how state institutions are structured & optimized.
We’ll need to actively build democratic #StateCapacity.
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social outlines a framework to do so rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
We’ll need to actively build democratic #StateCapacity.
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social outlines a framework to do so rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
October 29, 2024 at 4:56 PM
In order to build a new, more inclusive & dynamic political economy, we need to reimagine how state institutions are structured & optimized.
We’ll need to actively build democratic #StateCapacity.
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social outlines a framework to do so rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
We’ll need to actively build democratic #StateCapacity.
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social outlines a framework to do so rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Key reminders for building democratic #StateCapacity:
🔹It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work *better*
🔹Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles
4/4 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
🔹It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work *better*
🔹Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles
4/4 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
June 12, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Key reminders for building democratic #StateCapacity:
🔹It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work *better*
🔹Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles
4/4 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
🔹It's not just a matter of having “more” or “less” gov't—it’s about making gov't work *better*
🔹Not all state capacity is made equal—some capacities directly conflict with democratic principles
4/4 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
ICYMI❕Industrial policy is back—how can we make it better? Our top stories of the week:
✅ An #EconomicSeaChage in labor & industry
✅ Building robust #StateCapacity
✅ Relying on courts to decide crypto's fate is risky
Our weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/03/15/s...
✅ An #EconomicSeaChage in labor & industry
✅ Building robust #StateCapacity
✅ Relying on courts to decide crypto's fate is risky
Our weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/03/15/s...
Shaping Markets, Empowering Workers - Roosevelt Institute
In this week's Roosevelt Rundown: A Sea Change in Labor and Industry, Building a Robust State, What We’re Talking About, and What We're Reading.
rooseveltinstitute.org
March 18, 2024 at 5:52 PM
ICYMI❕Industrial policy is back—how can we make it better? Our top stories of the week:
✅ An #EconomicSeaChage in labor & industry
✅ Building robust #StateCapacity
✅ Relying on courts to decide crypto's fate is risky
Our weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/03/15/s...
✅ An #EconomicSeaChage in labor & industry
✅ Building robust #StateCapacity
✅ Relying on courts to decide crypto's fate is risky
Our weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/03/15/s...
Wonderful joint class today between Centro de Estudios Internationales, El Colegio de México and the Brandt School
today on #StateCapacity and #StateFailure. Thanks to Prof. José Luis Mendez and all the students.
today on #StateCapacity and #StateFailure. Thanks to Prof. José Luis Mendez and all the students.
January 23, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Wonderful joint class today between Centro de Estudios Internationales, El Colegio de México and the Brandt School
today on #StateCapacity and #StateFailure. Thanks to Prof. José Luis Mendez and all the students.
today on #StateCapacity and #StateFailure. Thanks to Prof. José Luis Mendez and all the students.