Making States Work State Failure and the Crisis of Governance. 2005.United Nations University . Paperback. xviii,400pp. References. Index.

Simon Chesterman;Ramesh Chandra Thakur;Michael Ignatieff

ISBN 10: 928081107X / ISBN 13: 9789280811070

Published by United Nations, 2005

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Title: Making States Work State Failure and the ...

Publisher: United Nations

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Gebraucht / Used

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Synopsis:

It is frequently assumed that the collapse of state structures, whether through defeat by an external power or as a result of internal chaos, leads to a vacuum of political power, though this is rarely the case. This book examines the strategies and tactics of international actors, local political elites, and civil society groups, to build or rebuild public institutions before they reach the point of failure: to make the state work.

About the Author:

Simon Chesterman is global professor and director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Program, Singapore. Michael Ignatieff is Carr Professor of Human Rights Practice and the director of human rights policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Ramesh Thakur is a distinguished fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He previously served as senior vice-rector of the United Nations University and assistant secretary general of the United Nations.