{
  "id": 313140,
  "title": "The federalism that promotes productivity (2), By Dipo Baruwa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/the-federalism-that-promotes-productivity-2-by-dipo-baruwa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T13:02:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/901500-the-federalism-that-promotes-productivity-2-by-dipo-baruwa.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ultimately, federalism succeeds not merely because power is decentralised, but because authority, incentives and capability are deliberately aligned to make productivity the basis of political success. When states compete to build institutions, attract investment, develop people and expand their productive frontiers, rivalry becomes developmental. It is through that alignment, not constitutional…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}