Fragile states
Subtitle: violence and the failure of intervention
By: Lothar Brock, Hans-Henrik Holm, Georg Sørensen and Michael Stohl
Contributors: Holm, Hans-Henrik, 1951- author; Sørensen, Georg, 1948- author; Stohl, Michael, 1947- author
Series: War and conflict in the modern world; War and conflict in the modern world
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; Polity
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780745649412; 9780745649429
Subjects: Politics and government; Political stability; Conflict management; Failed states
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : war and conflict in today's world; title: Major characteristics of fragile states; title: The formation of fragile states; title: Fragile statehood and violent conflict; title: Coping with state fragility; title: Surprising deviations : fragility escaped; title: Conclusion : the fragile state dilemma.