The order of deregulation, market liberalization, and staffing changes determines whether reform strengthens or cripples state capacity.
— Directly informs today’s fights over shrinking or reshaping the administrative state, civil-service protections, and deregulation strategies by emphasizing operational feasibility and political capital.
Santi Ruiz
2025.08.15
100% relevant
The article’s critique that DOGE cut headcount before reducing procedural burdens—paired with Gorbachev’s premature capital loosening—frames both as sequencing errors that undermined reform goals.
Santi Ruiz
2025.07.03
75% relevant
By arguing a Vivek-led version would have been politically and practically superior and noting that capable hires weren’t tasked toward the right goals, it underscores how design, prioritization, and sequencing determine whether administrative reforms strengthen or squander state capacity.
Santi Ruiz
2025.06.12
70% relevant
The piece ties Estonia’s shock therapy, targeted FDI, and early online banking to later e‑government success, illustrating how the order and focus of reforms determine whether digitization strengthens or hollows state capacity.