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020 $a9780199693153
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050 00 $aJC330.2$b.F729 2011
245 00 $aFragile states :$bcauses, costs, and responses : a study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) /$cedited by Wim Naudé, Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, and Mark McGillivray.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2011.
300 $axvii, 213 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"Overcoming state fragility is one of the most important international development objectives of the 21st century. Many fragile states have turned into failed states, where millions of people are caught in deprivation and seemingly hopeless conditions. Fragile states lack the authority, legitimacy, and capacity that a modern state needs to advance the development of its peoples, and present deep challenges for the design and implementation of development policy. For instance, how is aid to be designed and delivered in a way that will help people in fragile states if their governments lack capacity to absorb and use aid? And what can be done about adverse side-effects of fragile states on their neighbours and the global community, such as heightened insecurity, rising out-migration, displaced populations, and the destruction of natural resources? This book documents the far reaching global repercussions of state fragility and provides a timely contribution to the international discourse on three dimensions of fragile states: their causes, costs, and the responses required. It will appeal to scholars, policymakers, and donors who are concerned about conflict and development. Its aim is to contribute to our understanding of how strong and accountable states can be fostered-states where government and civil society progressively advance human wellbeing, underpin households' resilience in the face of shocks, and form effective partnerships to maximize the benefits of development assistance."--Publisher's website.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aFragile states: an overview / Wim Naude and Mark McGillivray -- Causes. State fragility: concept and measurement / Mina Baliamoune-Lutz and Mark McGillivray -- The causes and measurement of state fragility / David Carment, Stewart Prest, and Yiagadeesen Samy -- Resources, conflict, and state fragility: Iraq and Somalia / Ghassan Dibeh -- Costs. The cost of failing states and the limits to sovereignty / Lisa Chauvet, Paul Collier, and Anke Hoeffler -- Fragility and conflict in Palestine: the costs of the closures regime on West Bank and Gaza / Sebnem Akkaya, Norbert Fiess, Bartlomiej Kaminski, and Gael Raballand -- Gender and ethnicity in fragile states: the case of post-conflict Kosovo / Sumon Kumar Bhaumik, Ira N. Gang, and Myeong-Su Yun -- Responses. Enforcing peace agreements in fragile states through commitment technologies / S. Mansoob Murshed and Philip Verwimp -- Aid allocation and fragile states / Mark McGillivray -- Enhancing effective utilization of aid in fragile states / Sanjeev Gupta.
650 0 $aPolitical stability.
650 0 $aConflict management.
700 1 $aNaudé, Wim A.
700 1 $aSantos Paulino, Amelia Uliafnova.
700 1 $aMcGillivray, Mark.
710 2 $aWorld Institute for Development Economics Research.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1310/2011491271-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1310/2011491271-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1310/2011491271-t.html