The Resource Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills
Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills
Resource Information
The item Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- State failure takes many forms. Somalia offers one extreme. A collapse of central authority as the outcome of a prolonged civil war, where authority descends into competing factions -- headed by warlords -- around the spoils of local commerce, power and international aid. At the other end of the scale is Malawi. During President Bingu's second term in office, the country's economy collapsed as a result of poor policies and personalised politics. On the surface, save the petrol queues, it was stable; underneath, the polity was fractured, the economy broken. Between these two extremes of state failure are all manner of examples. Drawing on research in more than thirty countries, incorporating interviews with a dozen leaders Mills disaggregates state failure and identifies instances of recovery in Latin America, Asia and Africa. All the while he returns to his key questions: how do countries recover, and what roles ought insiders and outsiders play to aid that process?--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 689 pages
- Contents
-
- pt. 1: PATHOLOGIES AND THREADS OF FAILURE. 1. Argentina: Living Beyond Means -- 2. Guinea: A Great Balancing Act -- 3. Haiti: 128 Shades of Grey -- 4. Kenya: Off the Rails or Back on Track? -- 5. Nigeria: A Cauldron of Superlatives -- 6. Tunisia: And Other Springs -- 7. Uganda: Kettles, Pots and Land -- 8. Venezuela: An Authoritarian Democratic Playbook -- 9. Zimbabwe: Backwards to Beit Bridge? -- pt. 2: INSTANCES OF INTERVENTION -- 10. Afghanistan: Cycles of War and Aid -- 11. The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Invisible State -- 12. Iraq to Syria: Matching Legitimacy, Strategy and Resources -- 13. Kosovo: Fifteen Years of Building Peace -- 14. Liberia: Mission with a Long Tail? -- 15. Libya After Regime Change: A Michael Jackson State? -- 16. Malawi: A Different Sort of Leadership -- 17. Sierra Leone: Shrugging off Legacy -- 18. Somalia: The World's ̀Most Failed' State -- pt. 3: ILLUSTRATIONS OF RECOVERY -- 19. Angola: Giving War a Chance
- Contents note continued: 20. Burkina Faso: The Mobylette African Capital -- 21. Burundi and Rwanda: Getting Beyond Tribalism -- 22. Chile to Zambia: Natural Resources -- During and After the Rush -- 23. Colombia: Attention to Detail -- 24. Myanmar: The Roots of Reform -- 25. Singapore: Choices Behind Change -- 26. Somaliland: The Power of Local Ownership -- 27. South Africa: Components for Resolving Conflict -- 28. Vietnam: No Lack of Excuses -- pt. 4: PULLING THE THREADS -- 29. The Prior Question: Why Some States Fail -- 30. The Fragility Ìndustry': Getting Past Routine Responses -- 31. Confronting Authoritarian Democracy, Managing Identity Politics -- 32. The Quiet Professionals: Aid, Advice and the Art of Recovery -- 33. The Private Sector: Melting the Iceberg and the Zen Master
- Isbn
- 9781849044615
- Label
- Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
- Title
- Why states recover
- Title remainder
- changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
- Statement of responsibility
- Greg Mills
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- State failure takes many forms. Somalia offers one extreme. A collapse of central authority as the outcome of a prolonged civil war, where authority descends into competing factions -- headed by warlords -- around the spoils of local commerce, power and international aid. At the other end of the scale is Malawi. During President Bingu's second term in office, the country's economy collapsed as a result of poor policies and personalised politics. On the surface, save the petrol queues, it was stable; underneath, the polity was fractured, the economy broken. Between these two extremes of state failure are all manner of examples. Drawing on research in more than thirty countries, incorporating interviews with a dozen leaders Mills disaggregates state failure and identifies instances of recovery in Latin America, Asia and Africa. All the while he returns to his key questions: how do countries recover, and what roles ought insiders and outsiders play to aid that process?--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- CDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mills, Greg
- Dewey number
- 338.9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
-
- HD82
- HC21
- LC item number
-
- .M55 2014
- .M55 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Economic history
- Economic development
- Nation-building
- Social history
- Asia
- Asia
- Africa
- Africa
- Label
- Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills
- Bar code
-
- 31223113473020
- 31223113473038
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 1: PATHOLOGIES AND THREADS OF FAILURE. 1. Argentina: Living Beyond Means -- 2. Guinea: A Great Balancing Act -- 3. Haiti: 128 Shades of Grey -- 4. Kenya: Off the Rails or Back on Track? -- 5. Nigeria: A Cauldron of Superlatives -- 6. Tunisia: And Other Springs -- 7. Uganda: Kettles, Pots and Land -- 8. Venezuela: An Authoritarian Democratic Playbook -- 9. Zimbabwe: Backwards to Beit Bridge? -- pt. 2: INSTANCES OF INTERVENTION -- 10. Afghanistan: Cycles of War and Aid -- 11. The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Invisible State -- 12. Iraq to Syria: Matching Legitimacy, Strategy and Resources -- 13. Kosovo: Fifteen Years of Building Peace -- 14. Liberia: Mission with a Long Tail? -- 15. Libya After Regime Change: A Michael Jackson State? -- 16. Malawi: A Different Sort of Leadership -- 17. Sierra Leone: Shrugging off Legacy -- 18. Somalia: The World's ̀Most Failed' State -- pt. 3: ILLUSTRATIONS OF RECOVERY -- 19. Angola: Giving War a Chance
- Contents note continued: 20. Burkina Faso: The Mobylette African Capital -- 21. Burundi and Rwanda: Getting Beyond Tribalism -- 22. Chile to Zambia: Natural Resources -- During and After the Rush -- 23. Colombia: Attention to Detail -- 24. Myanmar: The Roots of Reform -- 25. Singapore: Choices Behind Change -- 26. Somaliland: The Power of Local Ownership -- 27. South Africa: Components for Resolving Conflict -- 28. Vietnam: No Lack of Excuses -- pt. 4: PULLING THE THREADS -- 29. The Prior Question: Why Some States Fail -- 30. The Fragility Ìndustry': Getting Past Routine Responses -- 31. Confronting Authoritarian Democracy, Managing Identity Politics -- 32. The Quiet Professionals: Aid, Advice and the Art of Recovery -- 33. The Private Sector: Melting the Iceberg and the Zen Master
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 689 pages
- Isbn
- 9781849044615
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 60001961227
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 892728648
- (OCoLC)892728648
- Label
- Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills
- Bar code
-
- 31223113473020
- 31223113473038
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 1: PATHOLOGIES AND THREADS OF FAILURE. 1. Argentina: Living Beyond Means -- 2. Guinea: A Great Balancing Act -- 3. Haiti: 128 Shades of Grey -- 4. Kenya: Off the Rails or Back on Track? -- 5. Nigeria: A Cauldron of Superlatives -- 6. Tunisia: And Other Springs -- 7. Uganda: Kettles, Pots and Land -- 8. Venezuela: An Authoritarian Democratic Playbook -- 9. Zimbabwe: Backwards to Beit Bridge? -- pt. 2: INSTANCES OF INTERVENTION -- 10. Afghanistan: Cycles of War and Aid -- 11. The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Invisible State -- 12. Iraq to Syria: Matching Legitimacy, Strategy and Resources -- 13. Kosovo: Fifteen Years of Building Peace -- 14. Liberia: Mission with a Long Tail? -- 15. Libya After Regime Change: A Michael Jackson State? -- 16. Malawi: A Different Sort of Leadership -- 17. Sierra Leone: Shrugging off Legacy -- 18. Somalia: The World's ̀Most Failed' State -- pt. 3: ILLUSTRATIONS OF RECOVERY -- 19. Angola: Giving War a Chance
- Contents note continued: 20. Burkina Faso: The Mobylette African Capital -- 21. Burundi and Rwanda: Getting Beyond Tribalism -- 22. Chile to Zambia: Natural Resources -- During and After the Rush -- 23. Colombia: Attention to Detail -- 24. Myanmar: The Roots of Reform -- 25. Singapore: Choices Behind Change -- 26. Somaliland: The Power of Local Ownership -- 27. South Africa: Components for Resolving Conflict -- 28. Vietnam: No Lack of Excuses -- pt. 4: PULLING THE THREADS -- 29. The Prior Question: Why Some States Fail -- 30. The Fragility Ìndustry': Getting Past Routine Responses -- 31. Confronting Authoritarian Democracy, Managing Identity Politics -- 32. The Quiet Professionals: Aid, Advice and the Art of Recovery -- 33. The Private Sector: Melting the Iceberg and the Zen Master
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 689 pages
- Isbn
- 9781849044615
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 60001961227
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 892728648
- (OCoLC)892728648
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Why-states-recover--changing-walking-societies/P_fyc1k79Rw/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Why-states-recover--changing-walking-societies/P_fyc1k79Rw/">Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sfpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.sfpl.org/">San Francisco Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Why-states-recover--changing-walking-societies/P_fyc1k79Rw/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sfpl.org/portal/Why-states-recover--changing-walking-societies/P_fyc1k79Rw/">Why states recover : changing walking societies into winning nations--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Greg Mills</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sfpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.sfpl.org/">San Francisco Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>