Explore the profound insights of 'When States Fail', a pivotal work that delves into the devastating consequences of state failure and the socio-political dynamics that drive it. With over 10 million lives lost in civil wars since 1990 due to the collapse of states, this essential reading offers critical analysis and effective solutions for one of the most urgent global challenges of our time. Authored by leading scholars, including Robert Rotberg, the book categorizes nations as strong, weak, failing, or collapsed based on comprehensive political, social, and economic criteria. This trade paperback, published by Princeton University Press in 2004, features fourteen enlightening essays that unpack the intricate nature of state failure and explore preventive strategies like economic jump-starting and legal refurbishing. Key topics also include the importance of civil society and the demobilization of ex-combatants in the reconstruction of failed states. 'When States Fail' is a vital resource for policy makers, academics, and anyone interested in understanding the mechanisms behind state collapse and reconstruction strategies. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9780691116723, Format: Trade paperback (US), Year: 2004, Publisher: Princeton University Press.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691116723
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press


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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 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.