Institutions and the Legitimacy of the State

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Institutions and Legitimacy of the State USAID hosted the “Poverty Reduction in Conflict and Fragile States: Institutions and State Legitimacy" symposium on April 2, 2008 to discuss current international thought on the requisite of state legitimacy for transforming unstable countries into more prosperous and stable societies.

Hernando de Soto delivered the keynote speech.

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The 2017 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research goes to Hernando de Soto

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Institutions and the Legitimacy of the State