Repressive regimes tyrannize their own citizens and threaten global
stability and order. These repositories of evil systematically
oppress their own people, deny human rights and civil liberties,
severely truncate political freedom, and prevent meaningful
individual economic opportunity. Worst of the Worst identifies and
characterizes the world's most odious states and singles out which
repressors are aggressive and, hence, can truly be called rogues.
Previously, determinations have been based on inexact,
impressionistic criteria. In this volume, Robert Rotberg and his
colleagues define the actions that constitute repression and
propose a method of measuring human rights violations. They offer
an index of nation-state repressiveness, classifying "gross
repressors," "high repressors," and "aggressive repressors" or
"rogues" on a ten-point scale. Based on arms and drug trafficking,
support of terror, possession of weapons of mass destruction, and
crossborder attacks, this valuable diagnostic tool will guide the
international community in crafting effective policies to deal with
injustice in the developing world. The repressors and rogues
profiled include Belarus, Burma, Equatorial Guinea, NorthKorea,
Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe. Worst
of the Worst offers a transparent way to decide which repressive
and rogue states are most deserving of strong policy attention.
Explicitly measuring and labeling these highly repressive states is
the first step toward improving the well-being of millions of the
poorest and most abused peoples of the globe. Contributors include
Margarita M. Balmaceda (Seton Hall University), Mary Caprioli
(University of Minnesota Duluth), Priscilla A. Clapp (Safe Ports,
LLC),Yi Feng (Claremont Graduate University), Gregory Gleason
(University of New Mexico), John Heilbrunn (Colorado School of
Mines), Clement M. Henry (University of Texas at Austin),David W.
Lesch (Trinity University), Marcus Noland (Peterson Institute for
International Economics and International Food Policy Research
Institute), Martha Brill Olcott (Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace), Saumik Paul (Claremont Graduate University),
and Peter F. Trumbore (Oakland University).
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