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Failed state

A failed state is a state that has lost its ability to fulfill fundamental security and development functions, lacking effective control over its territory and borders. Common characteristics of a failed state include a government incapable of tax collection, law enforcement, security assurance, territorial control, political or civil office staffing…

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Theoretical mechanisms for state development

Capability traps of failed states

Promoting good governance and combating further hostilities in failed states

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related to Further reading · 49
Failed state → African Affairs, AMISOM, Anthony, Beyond, Call, Center, Charles, Clausen, Contemporary African Studies, Cordesman, Daniel, Electoral Incentives, European Journal, Fisher, Foreign Aid Distribution, How Aid Targets Votes, Ingiriis, International Relations, International Review, International Studies
related to "Nation-building" by developed countries · 25
Failed state → Afghanistan, Bosnia, Can, Chesterman, Further, However, Ignatieff, Iraq, It, Knaus, Kosovo, Labeling, Liberia, Nation-building, Somalia, Steward, Still, Thakur, The, The Western
related to Examples · 25
Failed state → Colombia, Conflict Management, Cuba, Effectiveness, Escalation, Examples, Gorbachev, He, Indonesia, Jack Goldstone, Legitimacy, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pathways, Peace Science, PhilippinesRegional, Rwanda, SFR YugoslaviaState, Soviet Union
related to Definition and issues · 15
Failed state → According, American-led, Cold War, It, Liberia, Max Weber, Robert Kaplan's, Siad Barre, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Somalia's, The, This, Weber, When
related to Capability traps of failed states · 13
Failed state → Capability, Economic, Given, Government, Harvard Kennedy School, It, Lant, Local, Many, Matt, PDIA, Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation, Woolcock
related to Qualitative approach · 13
Failed state → Anglo-American, Failing, Finally, German, His, In, Normally, Notable, Robert, Rotberg, Schneckener's, The, Ulrich Schneckener
related to Autonomous recovery · 12
Failed state → By, Eritrea's, Ethiopia, Jeremy Weinstein, One, Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland, Tilly, Uganda's, Weinstein, Weinstein's
related to Criticisms of the concept · 12
Failed state → As, Call, Charles, Following, Furthermore, Laura Freschi, Olivier Nay, The, This, US, Western, William Easterly
related to Neotrusteeship · 12
Failed state → David Laitin, Failed, Fearon, However, It, James Fearon, Laitin, Laitin's, Neotrusteeship, Problem, Therefore, Weak States
related to Promoting development through foreign aid · 5
Failed state → Andrews, Pritchett, These, They, Woolcock

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Failed stateis astate that has lost its ability to fulfill fundamental security and development functions0.90text
Failed stateis ainvented rationale to impose developed states' interests on less powerful states.Labeling states like Somalia or Liberia as failed states gives Western countries the legitimizat…0.90text
the Fund for Peace's Fragile States Index employ assessments of the democratic character of a state's institutions as a means of determining its degree of failureinstance ofOther indices0.80text
the Report of Democratic Development in Latin Americainstance ofregional evaluation might give concrete details about the level of democracy0.80text
the decline in child mortality ratesinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text
and increased access to clean water sourcesinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text
medicationinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text
amongst others.FSI is used by governmentsinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text
organizationsinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text
educatorsinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text
analystsinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text
sometimes to highlight the issues that cause threats.Qualitative approachThe qualitative approach embraces theoretical frameworksinstance ofthus excluding important measures of development0.80text

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