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Delivering more with less: Subnational service provision in low capacity states by Kyle, Jordan, Resnick, Danielle

“…In developing countries, low state capacity frequently is blamed for poor and uneven service delivery. …”
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How does climate exacerbate root causes of conflict in Sudan? An impact pathway analysis by Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…Two main impact pathways are identified: 1) Resource availability and access pathway ; 2) Weak state capacity, resource governance and maladaptation pathways. …”
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Political economy and governance: Agriculture and food policy from local to global by Kyle, Jordan, Resnick, Danielle, Mockshell, Jonathan

“…This chapter examines the key areas of decentralization, agriculture and food policy reform processes, political economy of distribution, and state capacity, before looking ahead to the need to build effective and legitimate global institutions for food systems governance.…”
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Brazil’s social movement, women and forests: A case study from the National Council of Rubber Tappers by Shanley, P., Silva, F.C. da, MacDonald, T.

“…Their work across sectors, cultivation of ties with the State, capacity building and acknowledgement of women’s cultural connections to forests, provide a strong foundation for an increasing role of Amazonian women to promote sustainable forest management and conservation.…”
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Resilience: From responses to resilient systems by McDermott, John, Resnick, Danielle, Naylor, Nichola

“…. - system efficacy requires state capacity for administrative efficiency and appropriate enforcement, as well as citizen trust in government. - Rolling out and scaling up innovations during crises depends on an underlying business environment that enables decision-making and experimentation in partnership with the private sector.…”
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Political economy of national agricultural statistics: The case of Niger by Benin, Samuel, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Odjo, Sunday P., Gado, Aissata Abdou, Paul, Namita

“…A conceptual framework that identifies selected political economy aspects including political will, transparency and accountability, state capacity, and international commitments is developed. …”
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How are climate, security, and human mobility dynamics interrelated in Pakistan? by Khalid, Shahab, Savelli, Adam, Vaselli, Alessandra, Carneiro, Bia, Pacillo, Grazia, Laderach, Peter

“…The second pathway explores how climate- and conflict-induced displacement, when poorly managed, can overwhelm state capacity, deepen social grievances, and trigger secondary conflict in both origin and destination areas. …”
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The return of the state: neocollectivism,agrarian politics and images of technological progress in the MAS era in Bolivia by Córdoba, Diana M., Jansen, Kees

“…Drawing on a discussion of the mechanisms of governance employed by this state entity, we argue that new complexities in state–civil society relations and a low state capacity have constrained its ability to shift power relationships between the state and the agro‐industrial elites. …”
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Strengthening Local Governance of Secondary Forest in Peru by Sears, R.R., Guariguata, Manuel R., Cronkleton, P., Miranda Beas, C.

“…We explore multiple dimensions of secondary forest governance in Peru, where the lack of official government statistics of the extent, geography, and ownership, coupled with low state capacity, prevents the development of governance structures that could stimulate their sustainable management. …”
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Ghana [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] by Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Benin, Samuel, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Underlying this success are the country’s significant efforts to build institutions and state capacity. Ghana has become a stable democratic state, as demonstrated in a peaceful transition of power in two consecutive free and fair elections in 2000 and 2008. …”
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How can community grants promote gender-inclusive development in fragile settings? Insights from rural Nigeria by Kyle, Jordan, Adeyanju, Dolapo, Adida, Claire, Arriola, Leonardo, Carrillo, Lucia, Fisher, Rachel, Iraoya, Augustine Okhale, Kosec, Katrina, Matanock, Aila, Mo, Cecilia H.

“…These programs have gained global traction as vehicles for service delivery and empowerment, especially in fragile contexts with weak state capacity. These programs leverage communities’ understanding of local needs and their unique ability to deploy resources in conflict-affected, unstable, or highly remote areas that are operationally hard to reach for traditional development programs. …”
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Climate-related migration and the climate-security-migration nexus in the Central American Dry Corridor by Huber, Jona, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Murray, Una, McKeown, Peter C., Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Spillane, Charles

“…Policy coherence and state capacity for addressing climate-security-migration nexus challenges are critical needs.…”
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Strong democracy, weak state: The political economy of Ghana’s stalled structural transformation by Resnick, Danielle

“…This paper argues that Ghana is strongly democratic but plagued by weak state capacity, and these politico-institutional characteristics have shaped the economic policies pursued, including in the agricultural sector, and the resultant development trajectory. …”
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Between challenges and opportunities: Traceability as a key to sustainable livestock farming in Colombia by Sandoval, Danny, Díaz, Manuel, Burkart, Stefan

“…Moreover, there is limited state capacity to integrate public and private efforts, essential for traceability to function as a value chain improvement mechanism, rather than solely as a tool for controlling deforestation or animal health. …”
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Prioritization of zoonoses for multisectoral, One Health collaboration in Somalia, 2023 by Osman, A.Y., Mohamed, H., Mumin, F.I., Mahrous, H., Saidouni, A., Elm, S.A., Adawe, A.K., Mo'allim, A.A., Lubogo, M., Malik, S.M.M.R., Mwatondo, A., Raji, T., Ahmed, A.D., Zumla, A., Dar, O., Kock, R., Mor, Siobhan M.

“…This disease risk is exacerbated by relatively low income (poverty) and weak state capacity for health service delivery in the country as well as climate extremes and geopolitical instability in the region. …”
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Improved governance: Creating supportive environments for diet and nutrition policies by Resnick, Danielle, Nogales, Maria-Teresa

“…This chapter examines how multilevel and multistakeholder governance can be strengthened to improve diets, with a focus on enhancing state capacities, navigating corporate influence, and fostering citizen agency. …”
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Perspectivas sobre contribuciones y estados del bosque nativo de actores sociales vinculados a la producción ganadera en el Espinal entrerriano by Rojido, Ignacio Jose, Canavelli, Sonia Beatriz, Cáceres, Daniel, Anderson, Christopher B.

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