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soft state: a standalone construct

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soft state1 CONSTRUCTSoft stateMYRDAL · SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES

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South Asian studies

a state, in the source's account of South Asia, whose laws and policies are weakly enforced and that makes few demands on citizens, which the source links to slow development.

In South Asian studies, soft state refers to a state, in the source's account of South Asia, whose laws and policies are weakly enforced and that makes few demands on citizens, which the source links to slow development. This meaning comes from Myrdal (1968) in Asian drama.[1]

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References

  1. Myrdal, G. (1968). Asian drama. Pantheon. ISBN 9780394717302

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