Global forces and state restructuring Dynamics of state formation and collapse /
This study explores a range of dynamics in state-society relations which are crucial to an understanding of the contemporary world: processes of state formation, collapse and restructuring, all strongly influenced by globalization in its various respects. Particular attention is given to externally...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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International political economy series. |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230502154 |
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This study explores a range of dynamics in state-society relations which are crucial to an understanding of the contemporary world: processes of state formation, collapse and restructuring, all strongly influenced by globalization in its various respects. Particular attention is given to externally orchestrated state restructuring. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2006. |
Carrier Form: | 240 p. |
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9781403996824 9780230502154 : 0230502156 : |
CLC: | D81 |
Contents: | Preface Dynamics of State Formation and Collapse, Past and Present: Introduction Globalization and the State: Reconfiguring the Connections The African State in Academic Debate: Shifting Perspectives 'Good Governance': The Metamorphoses of a Policy Metaphor Of State Collapse and Fresh Starts: Some Critical Reflections Linking the Future to the Past: Ethnicity, Reforms and Pluralism State and Identity in Europe and India: Comparative Dynamics When is a State a State?: Exploring Puntland, Somalia Conclusions: Whither the State? Bibliography Index. |