Failed states and institutional decay : understanding instability and poverty in the developing world /

"Globalization and interdependence have had a great impact on state sovereignty. Some states have lost their ability to provide for their citizens, sustain stable borders, prevent internal conflict, and deal with transnational terrorist networks. Labeled "failed states," they become t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ezrow, Natasha M.
Otros Autores: Frantz, Erica
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Temas:
Failed states > Developing countries.
Political stability > Developing countries.
National security > United States.
Poverty > Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Failed states.
National security.
Political stability.
Poverty.
Developing countries.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; History of the failed states concept; Narrowing the focus; Organization of the book; Concluding remarks; PART ONE Definitions, controversies, and challenges; CHAPTER ONE What is state failure?; Definitions; Criticism; Moving beyond state failure; CHAPTER TWO What are state institutions?; Theoretical approaches to institutions; The importance of institutions; Defining institutions; Defining state institutions; Comparing state institutions; Types of state institutions; Conclusion.
  • CHAPTER THREE Challenges to institutional development in the developing worldWaves of state failure; Historical macro-level perspectives; What are the effects of the global international economic system?; Situational micro-level perspectives; PART TWO Institutions in the developing world; CHAPTER FOUR Administrative institutions; The role of administrative institutions in the state; Categorization; Key features of high-quality administrative institutions; Case studies; Measuring the quality of administrative institutions; Key findings; Moving forward; CHAPTER FIVE Judicial institutions.
  • The role of judicial institutions in the stateCategorization; High-quality judicial institutions and the rule of law; High-quality judicial institutions and property rights; Measuring the quality of judicial institutions; Key findings; Economic performance; Organized crime; Moving forward; CHAPTER SIX Security institutions; The role of security institutions in the state; Categorization; Police; Violent non-state actors; Measuring the quality of security institutions; Key findings; Moving forward; CHAPTER SEVEN Political institutions; Basic political institutions; Case study.
  • Key findings: The consequences of political institutionsEconomic performance; Political instability; Methodological issues; Moving forward; PART THREE Warning signs and solutions; CHAPTER EIGHT Warning sign: Corruption; Administrative corruption; Police corruption; Military corruption; Judicial corruption; Political corruption; State capture; Why does corruption persist?; Effects of corruption; CHAPTER NINE State building, foreign aid, and interventions; Background; The challenges of state building; Foreign aid; Interventions; Moving forward; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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