The phrase "a decent state of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a satisfactory or acceptable condition of something, often in contexts related to health, well-being, or quality.
Example: "After several weeks of treatment, she finally reached a decent state of health."
Alternatives: "an acceptable level of" or "a satisfactory condition of".
The historical record clearly shows it was not a perfect state, a rather empty category anyway.It would seem to suggest, however, that as long as it was free to govern itself it was a decent state by the standards of the time and place, or, for that matter, by most other standards.
What the most oppressed and impoverished people in the world today most need is a state of their own, a decent state acting on their behalf.
The only post-Communist countries that have managed to build a decent state administration and the rule of law are those which had them before 1945.
And the very modest increases in social spending being proposed by the government don't seem adequate to the task of rebuilding a decent state, let alone a real republic.
You wonder, really, how India are in this position, given the decent state of the wicket.
Presenter Eva Hache attacked government austerity measures and alleged corruption, while best supporting actress winner Candela Peña recalled watching her father die "in a public hospital that didn't have blankets to cover him and water for him to drink", and said she feared for her child's chances of a decent state-funded education.
And all of this is being played out in the absence of a decent welfare state – the country has the second smallest in the OECD, after Mexico (measured by welfare spending as a share of GDP).
Another recent film, "The President Must Not Die", portrays a decent head of state who faces assassination, an occurrence still common in Africa yet rarely reported in state-controlled media.
At best, a "proper" living wage can only really function within the context of a decent welfare state which provides everyone with a reliable safety net.
