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Failed States and Institutional Decay: Understanding Instability and Poverty in the Developing World
Natasha M. Ezrow
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Description for Failed States and Institutional Decay: Understanding Instability and Poverty in the Developing World
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 765.
What do we mean by failed states and why is this concept important to study? The “failed states” literature is important because it aims to understand how state institutions (or lack thereof) impact conflict, crime, coups, terrorism and economic performance. In spite of this objective, the “failed state” literature has not focused enough on how institutions operate in the developing world. This book unpacks the state, by examining the administrative, security, judicial and political institutions separately. By doing so, the book offers a more comprehensive and clear picture of how the state functions or does not function in the developing ... Read more
What do we mean by failed states and why is this concept important to study? The “failed states” literature is important because it aims to understand how state institutions (or lack thereof) impact conflict, crime, coups, terrorism and economic performance. In spite of this objective, the “failed state” literature has not focused enough on how institutions operate in the developing world. This book unpacks the state, by examining the administrative, security, judicial and political institutions separately. By doing so, the book offers a more comprehensive and clear picture of how the state functions or does not function in the developing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441111029
SKU
V9781441111029
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About Natasha M. Ezrow
Natasha M. Ezrow is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Essex, UK, where she serves as the Director of the International Development Studies Program. With Erica Frantz, she co-authored The Politics of Dictatorships (2011) and Dictators and Dictatorships (2011). Erica Frantz is an Assistant Professor at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. With Natasha Ezrow, she ... Read more
Reviews for Failed States and Institutional Decay: Understanding Instability and Poverty in the Developing World
What constitutes a failed state? And what are the early warning signs of a governance failure? Drawing on examples from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Ezrow and Frantz skillfully describe how declines in state power are closely associated with success of insurgent groups, warlords and other non-state forms of governance.
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