Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe /
Mills, Greg, 1962-
Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe / Greg Mills. - Johannesburg Picador Africa 2014 - xiv, 689 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm
"The key reason behind economic failure is, Greg Mills illustrates, politics. But he also convincingly shows how these states can be fixed ... led by those with the most at stake: locals" -- Cover.
Includes index.
"State failure takes many forms, from the collapse of central authority à la Somalia to the subversion of democracy in Venezuela and Zimbabwe. Assessing why and how states fail is only half of the story, however. More important is pinpointing why they recover. Based on fieldwork in over 40 countries, Why States Recover incorporates first-hand interviews with leadership to disaggregate various state failures and identity instances of recovery - from Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa - while answering a key question: what role is there for insiders and outsiders?"--Back cover.
9781770103252 (pbk.)
2014480314
Political stability.
Nation-building.
Economic history.
Legitimacy of governments.
World politics.
Economic development--Political aspects.
Economic development--Developing countries.
Failed states.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
Developing countries--Politics and government.
JC330.2 / .M55 2014
Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe / Greg Mills. - Johannesburg Picador Africa 2014 - xiv, 689 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm
"The key reason behind economic failure is, Greg Mills illustrates, politics. But he also convincingly shows how these states can be fixed ... led by those with the most at stake: locals" -- Cover.
Includes index.
"State failure takes many forms, from the collapse of central authority à la Somalia to the subversion of democracy in Venezuela and Zimbabwe. Assessing why and how states fail is only half of the story, however. More important is pinpointing why they recover. Based on fieldwork in over 40 countries, Why States Recover incorporates first-hand interviews with leadership to disaggregate various state failures and identity instances of recovery - from Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa - while answering a key question: what role is there for insiders and outsiders?"--Back cover.
9781770103252 (pbk.)
2014480314
Political stability.
Nation-building.
Economic history.
Legitimacy of governments.
World politics.
Economic development--Political aspects.
Economic development--Developing countries.
Failed states.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
Developing countries--Politics and government.
JC330.2 / .M55 2014