State Failure (Hardcover)

During the 1990s the concept of state failure emerged as part of an attempt to explain and understand the complex, post-Cold War, new world dis-order. State failure achieved prominence, being applied to situations of institutional collapse and mass violence that appeared to herald a new level of international instability. Ungoverned territories hosted criminal networks, narco-barons, and terrorists; they would be sources of threats flowing from environmental degradation and disease. The failed state influenced profoundly international politics in early-21st century. Exploring critically the emergence, evolution and consequences of the state failure concept, Andrew Taylor concludes that despite a superficial plausibility, it lacks sufficient theoretical and empirical rigour to understand the varying phenomena gathered under the heading of state failure. This lack of intellectual depth renders it dangerous as a guide to policy.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Global Issues
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	A. Taylor
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	259
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-24760-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Promotions
LSN:	0-230-24760-1
Barcode:	9780230247604

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