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Focusing on the challenges of bureaucratic recruitment, this book questions the virtues of meritocracies and develops a new theory about the conflicts facing governments that engage in both state- and nation-building. It is ideal for scholars in political science, history, sociology, public administration, public policy, law, and economics.

States against Nations

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    A Paperback by Nicholas Kuipers

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 4/30/2025
      ISBN-13 9781009589239
      978-1009589239
      ISBN-10 1009589237
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      Sociology and anthropology

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      Book Synopsis
      Focusing on the challenges of bureaucratic recruitment, this book questions the virtues of meritocracies and develops a new theory about the conflicts facing governments that engage in both state- and nation-building. It is ideal for scholars in political science, history, sociology, public administration, public policy, law, and economics.

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