Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate AuthorityI. William Zartman This work uses 11 African case studies in its exploration of the phenomenon of collapsed states. The writers consider the causes of collapse; symptoms and early warning signs; and how the situation was met. They also assess the strengths and weaknesses of various responses, such as UN action. |
Contents
Reconstructing the State of Chad | 15 |
State Collapse and Reconstruction in Uganda | 33 |
Rawlings and the Engineering of Legitimacy in Ghana | 49 |
A Terrible Beauty Being Born? | 69 |
Putting the State Back Together | 91 |
The Heritage of Revolution and the Struggle | 109 |
Remaking the Ethiopian State | 125 |
Collapsed Society Surviving State Future Polity | 157 |
The Humanitarian Challenge | 207 |
The Role of Foreign Intervention in African Reconstruction | 221 |
Democratization in Collapsed States | 235 |
Strongmen State Formation Collapse | 251 |
CONCLUSIONS | 265 |
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About the Contributors | 291 |
About the Book 303 | |
Reinstating the State or Instating a Civil Society? | 171 |
State Transition and the Management of Collapse | 191 |
Common terms and phrases
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