Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's
extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group
of low-income countries are often trapped in cycles of conflict and
poverty, which make them acutely vulnerable to a range of shocks
and crises.
This engaging book defines and clarifies what we mean by fragile
states, examining their characteristics in relation to "weak" and
"failed" states in the global system, and explaining their
development from pre-colonial times to the present day. It explores
the connections between fragile statehood and violent conflict, and
analyses the limitations of outside intervention from international
society. The complexities surrounding 'successes' such as Costa
Rica and Botswana - countries which ought to be fragile, but which
are not - are analysed alongside the more precarious cases of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan and Haiti.
Absorbing and authoritative, "Fragile States "will be an
invaluable resource for students and scholars of international
relations, security studies and development.
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