When states fail : causes and consequences / Robert I. Rotberg, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rotberg, Robert I.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legitimacy of governments--Developing countries.

Legitimacy of governments.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Failed states.

Developing countries--Politics and government.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

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 fourteen essays by leading scholars and practitioners who help structure this disparate field of research, provide useful empirical descriptions, and offer policy recommendations. Robert Rotberg's substantial opening chapter sets out a theory and taxonomy of state failure. It is followed by two sets of chapters, the first on the nature and correlates of failure, the second on methods of preventing state failure and reconstructing those states that do fail. Economic jump-starting, legal refurbishing, elections, the demobilizing of ex-combatants, and civil society are among the many topics discussed. All of the essays are previously unpublished. In addition to Rotberg, the contributors include David Carment, Christopher Clapham, Nat J. Colletta, Jeffrey Herbst, Nelson Kasfir, Michael T. Klare, Markus Kostner, Terrence Lyons, Jens Meierhenrich, Daniel N. Posner, Susan Rose-Ackerman, Donald R. Snodgrass, Nicolas van de Walle, Jennifer A. Widner, and Ingo Wiederhofer.

Contents:

The failure and collapse of nation-states: breakdown, prevention, and repair / Robert I. Rotberg

PART ONE: THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF FAILURE

Domestic anarchy, security dilemmas, and violent predation: causes of failure / Nelson Ksfir

The global-local politics of state decay / Christopher Clapham

The economic correlates of state failure: taxes, foreign aid, and policies / Nicolas van de Walle

The deadly connection: paramilitary bands, small arms diffusion, and state failure / Michael T. Klare

Preventing state failure / David Carment

PART TWO: POST-FAILURE RESUSCITATION OF NATION-STATES

Forming states after failure / Jens Meierhenrich

Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration: lessons and liabilities in reconstruction / Nat J. Colletta, Markus Kostner, Ingo Wiederhofer

Establishing the rule of law / Susan Rose-Ackerman

Building effective trust in the aftermath of severe conflict / Jennifer A. Widner

Civil society and the reconstruction of failed states / Daniel N. Posner

Restoring economic functioning in failed states / Donald R. Snodgrass

Transforming the institutions of war: postconflict elections and the reconstruction of failed states / Terrence Lyons

Let them fail: state failure in theory and practice: implications for policy / Jeffrey Herbst.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

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ISBN:

9786612665837

9781282665835

1282665839

9781400835799

1400835798

OCLC:

650279513