Good article covering the substance of Why Nations Fail itself, but I wish you covered what I think is the more interesting point: of course Thailand is not a failed state, but the fact that many people feel that way is telling.
People have no confidence in the government, not just in terms of their competence, but in terms of whether they hold the authority to execute actions they wish to execute.
The answer here is clearly no. The powers that the government has in reality is a fraction of their supposed authority. This isn’t a failed state per se, but it is a sham state.
Hi Ken, sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm just wondering, do you believe in ghosts? I recently attended an international summit in Portugal where many of the dignitaries were refreshingly open minded about the concept. Along with US Congress finally seriously investigating the decades of unavoidable evidence on UFOs, this represents a "sea change" in policy thinking. I definitely felt during my recent diplomatic involvements in Thailand that there is a lot of Dark Energy around the country. Could you perhaps do some research about whether the failure of nations can be explained by global variation in the rate of hauntings? Thanks!
Good article covering the substance of Why Nations Fail itself, but I wish you covered what I think is the more interesting point: of course Thailand is not a failed state, but the fact that many people feel that way is telling.
People have no confidence in the government, not just in terms of their competence, but in terms of whether they hold the authority to execute actions they wish to execute.
The answer here is clearly no. The powers that the government has in reality is a fraction of their supposed authority. This isn’t a failed state per se, but it is a sham state.
Not as bad, but equally damning.
Hi Ken, sorry if this is a bit off topic but I'm just wondering, do you believe in ghosts? I recently attended an international summit in Portugal where many of the dignitaries were refreshingly open minded about the concept. Along with US Congress finally seriously investigating the decades of unavoidable evidence on UFOs, this represents a "sea change" in policy thinking. I definitely felt during my recent diplomatic involvements in Thailand that there is a lot of Dark Energy around the country. Could you perhaps do some research about whether the failure of nations can be explained by global variation in the rate of hauntings? Thanks!