Confronting poverty : weak states and U.S. national security / Susan E. Rice, Corinne Graff, Carlos Pascual, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rice, Susan E.

Graff, Corinne.

Pascual, Carlos, 1959-

Brookings Institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Failed states.

Political stability.

Developing countries.

Political stability--Developing countries.

Failed states--Developing countries.

National security--United States.

National security.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2010]

Summary:

Examines the connection between poverty, fragile states, and transnational conflict and the implications for American security.

Contents:

Foreword / Strobe Talbott

The national security implications of global poverty / Susan E. Rice

Poverty and state weakness / Susan E. Rice

Poverty, development, and violent extremism in weak states / Corinne Graff

Poverty, state weakness, and civil war / Andrew Loomis

Feeding insecurity? : poverty, weak states, and climate change / Joshua Busby

State weakness and infectious diseases / Miriam Estrin and Carl Malm

Conclusion and policy implications / Carlos Pascual and Corinne Graff.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815703907

0815703902

OCLC:

454364107