A well-functioning state is defined as one where a patient who needs an X-ray can get an appointment for one on time, has schools all over the country, and has electricity supplied to its residents day and night.
The study ranks 173 countries, with Singapore placing first, followed by Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Estonia in second, third, fourth and fifth places, respectively.Screengrab/https://www.stateness-index.org/enSingapore’s closest neighbours ranked as follows: Malaysia , Indonesia and Thailand .“These are collapsed states,” she explained, though noting that Yemen has shown some improvement.
Dr Stawski also pointed out that a well-functioning state does not depend on whether it’s a democracy, citing Singapore and the United Arab Emirates as examples.Singapore “can insert and uphold the laws enacted by the regime, possess the means necessary to control both territory and populations and commands a bureaucratic infrastructure to implement and exert territorial sovereignty throughout the state territory,” the study notes.
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