State Failure [electronic resource] /
Taylor, A.author.
Andrew Taylor provides an overview of the origins, evolution, and impact of state failure since the 1990s. Avoiding quickly outdated country-based case studies, he focuses on failure as a process rather than an event, putting contemporary usage in a wider historical context.
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Definitions""; ""3 Measurement""; ""4 History""; ""5 Sovereignty""; ""6 Violence""; ""7 Environment""; ""8 Governance""; ""9 Consequences""; ""10 Conclusions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Andrew Taylor provides an overview of the origins, evolution, and impact of state failure since the 1990s. Avoiding quickly outdated country-based case studies, he focuses on failure as a process rather than an event, putting contemporary usage in a wider historical context.
World politics.
Economic development.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political sociology.
International organization.
Political History.
Development Theory.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Sociology.
International Organization.