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020 _a0801442923 (hbk.):
_c21.00 US
100 1 _aFUKUYAMA Francis
245 0 _aState building:
_bgovernance and world order in the 21st century
260 _aIthaca, New York:
_bCornell Univ Press,
_c2004
300 _a137p.
520 3 _aArgues that weak or failed states are the source of many of the world's most serious problems. Considers the causes of contemporary state weakness and goes on to identify why simply transferring institutions that are effective in one country to another one are unlikely to be successful. Concludes that developing countries need strong and effective state structures within a limited scope for the concept of state identity and sovereignty to be valid.
650 _aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
650 _aSTATE BUILDING
650 _aWEAK STATES
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