When States Fail : Causes and Consequences /

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Since 1990, more than 10 million people have been killed in the civil wars of failed states, and hundreds of millions more have been deprived of fundamental rights. The threat of terrorism has only heightened the problem posed by failed states. When States Fail is the first book to examine how and w...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rotberg, Robert I.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geweld.
Verval (geschiedenis)
Politieke stabiliteit.
Staat (politicologie)
Misserfolg
Staat
Staatsversagen
World politics.
Politics and government
Legitimacy of governments.
Failed states.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
États defaillants.
Politique mondiale > 1989-
Legitimite des gouvernements > Pays en voie de developpement.
World politics > 1989-
Legitimacy of governments > Developing countries.
Entwicklungsländer
Developing countries.
Pays en voie de developpement > Politique et gouvernement.
Developing countries > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Since 1990, more than 10 million people have been killed in the civil wars of failed states, and hundreds of millions more have been deprived of fundamental rights. The threat of terrorism has only heightened the problem posed by failed states. When States Fail is the first book to examine how and why states decay and what, if anything, can be done to prevent them from collapsing. It defines and categorizes strong, weak, failing, and collapsed nation-states according to political, social, and economic criteria. And it offers a comprehensive recipe for their reconstruction. The book comprises fo.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages): maps
ISBN:9781400835799

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