so-called ?fragile states?, countries with critically low policy and institutional performance ratings. The current paper … addresses this void by examining possible links between aid and economic growth in fragile states. It finds that: (i) growth … would have been 1.4 percentage points lower in highly fragile states in the absence of aid to them, compared to 2 …

This paper critically discusses the discourse on fragile and failing states and reviews current debates about state …

Fragile states are the toughest development challenge of our era. But we ignore them at our peril: about one billion … people live in fragile states, including a disproportionate number of the world's extreme poor, and they account for most of … fragile states shift from being victims to principal agents of recovery. …

referred to as the medically fragile population – there is virtually no research available to guide such planning, as opposed … the differences between the medically fragile and non-medically fragile population. Two alternative definitions for what … constitutes medically fragile are examined in this paper. Using the broader definition, it was found that a key difference between …

where two structured phases are present. A fragile-to-strong dynamic transition is also observed in the vicinity of the TMD …