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Persistent state weakness in the global age

Kostovicova, Denisa ORCID: 0000-0002-6243-4379 and Bojicic-Dzelilovic, Vesna, eds. (2009) Persistent state weakness in the global age. Ashgate Dartmouth, Surrey, UK. ISBN 9780754676126

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Abstract

Persistent State Weakness in the Global Age addresses the question of why state weakness in the global era persists. It debunks a common assumption that state weakness is a stop-gap on the path to state failure and state collapse. Informed by a globalization perspective, the book shows how state weakness is frequently self-reproducing and functional. The interplay of global actors, policies and norms is analyzed from the standpoint of their internalization in a weak state through transnational networks. Contributors examine the reproduction of partial and discriminatory rule at the heart of persistent state weakness, drawing on a wide geographical range of case studies including the Middle East, the Balkans, the post-Soviet states and sub-Saharan Africa. The study of state-weakening dynamics related to institutional incapacity, colonial and war legacies, legitimacy gaps, economic informality, democratization and state-building provides an insight into durability and resilience of weak states in the global age.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://www.ashgate.com/
Additional Information: © 2009 The authors
Divisions: Government
Subjects: J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2009 16:00
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2024 21:30
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/25948

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