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capability trap: a standalone construct

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a situation in which a state's capability to implement stagnates or falls for long periods despite reform efforts.

In development studies, capability trap refers to a situation in which a state's capability to implement stagnates or falls for long periods despite reform efforts. This meaning comes from Pritchett (2013) in Journal of Development Studies.[1]

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  1. Pritchett, L., Woolcock, M., & Andrews, M. (2013). Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation. Journal of Development Studies, 49(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2012.709614

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