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No, he means “governments.”
by YuriNiyazov 5y ago
No, he means “governments.”
- OJFord 5y agoI can't think of any country that would try to run such (decades long) projects under the remit of a few years' government. They would report to but be independent of government ministers, and likely span multiple governments. 'State' is what was meant. (Country, nation, fine; bit less accurate perhaps? But I wouldn't have batted an eyelid.)