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Constructing a More Effective State

  • Seth D. Kaplan
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Abstract

At around 6:30 p.m. we were stopped by a group of policemen manning a checkpoint under a bridge. There were 10 of us passengers. One of the police entered and told the bus driver to “do his duty.” When the driver asked him what this meant, the policeman said, “You should know … give us ₦500 [500 naira was equivalent to about $4].” The driver offered $50 instead. Angered by this, the policeman ordered everyone out. We told him he had no right to do what he was doing. He said, “You can’t talk to a policeman like that … it’s an offense!” We responded, “No, what you’re doing is an offense!”

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Central Government Poor Country Virtuous Cycle Chief Minister Implementation Capacity 
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