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The interrelationship among four constructs, namely, institutional capacity, infrastructure governance, infrastructure equity and the nation-building process in Ethiopia were empirically and conceptually investigated through a conceptual structural model prepared by using Smart Partial Least Square 3 software. Among the four constructs, infrastructure equity has a significant direct effect on the nation-building process. However, the hypotheses of institutional capacity and infrastructure governance have indirectly supported to influence the nation-building process in Ethiopia. The mediation analyses are also computed and results showed institutional capacity’s effects on infrastructure governance, infrastructure equity and nation-building process which can be explained via the infrastructure equity mediator.
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Desalegn, A., Solomon, N. The Interrelationship among Institutional Capacity, Infrastructure Governance and Equity, and Nation-Building Process in Ethiopia. Public Organiz Rev 22, 627–647 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-021-00523-7
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