Without a stock of trained administrators no development strategy of any kind can even begin, whichever theory of growth you hold.
Oliver Kim Development economist and economic historian who writes… The fact remains that without a stock of capable administrators, industrial policy and export targeting and infrastructure-building—or even Adam Smith’s minimum of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice”—are a nonstarter. No, South Korea Was Not Poorer Than Kenya in 1960global-developments.org · 21 Jan 2025All korrents from this piece
Their wordsThe fact remains that without a stock of capable administrators, industrial policy and export targeting and infrastructure-building—or even Adam Smith’s minimum of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice”—are a nonstarter.