Search Results - subject:"fragile states"

Revisiting the Category of Fragile and Failed States in International Relations

Nuruzzaman, Mohammed - In: International Studies 46 (2009) 3, pp. 271-294

International Relations scholars and policy-makers are increasingly paying greater attention to a new category of fragile and failed states across Asia, Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Latin America and the Middle East. While effective policy responses are necessary to strengthen these...

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Approaches to Country Risk Analysis and Early Warning

Carment, David; Samy, Yiagadeeesen; Prest, Stewart - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 62 (2009) 3, pp. 297-323

identifi cation of failed and fragile states using the CIFP state fragility index, and how the latter compares to other such …

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Bad Neighbors: Failed States and Their Consequences

Iqbal, Zaryab; Starr, Harvey - In: Conflict Management and Peace Science 25 (2008) 4, pp. 315-331

State failure reflects the collapse of a sovereign state, and has been hypothesized to destabilize an entire region. We assess the negative effects of state collapse, focusing particularly on the spatial diffusion of these consequences. We argue that the instability, unrest, and civil war that...

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State Fragility and Implications for Aid Allocation: An Empirical Analysis

Carment, David; Samy, Yiagadeesen; Prest, Stewart - In: Conflict Management and Peace Science 25 (2008) 4, pp. 349-373

In recent years, state fragility has gained importance as a result of the perceived links between poverty, conflict, and global terrorism. In this paper, we examine the relationship between state fragility and aid by evaluating the literature and research programs currently extant. We bring...

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Vulnerability, Poverty and Coping in Zimbabwe

Bird, Kate; Prowse, Martin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008

This paper uses five life histories from three locations in Zimbabwe?one peri-urban, one urban and one rural?to provide a window on current processes of impoverishment and adverse coping. Each case and location highlight key aspects of Zimbabwe?s recent economic and political turmoil. Together...

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Institutions, Trade, and Social Cohesion in Fragile States

Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina - International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) - 2007

) with emphasis on fragile states in Africa. Results from GMM estimations suggest that political institutions, openness to … trade, and social cohesion affect growth in fragile states via direct and indirect mechanisms. The results indicate that …, beyond a certain level, openness to trade may actually be harmful to economic performance in fragile states, particularly in …

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SPENDING TO SAVE? THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CONFLICT PREVENTION

Chalmers, Malcolm - In: Defence and Peace Economics 18 (2007) 1, pp. 1-23

While the general argument that it is easier and more cost-effective to prevent conflicts before the outbreak of violence has considerable attraction, a rigorous approach to estimating the cost and benefits of this policy is still lacking. The objective of this study is to contribute to the...

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Addressing Food Insecurity in Fragile States; Case Studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Sudan

Alinovi, Luca; Hemrich, Günter; Russo, Luca - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations - 2007

policy, programming and institutional issues related to addressing food insecurity in protracted crises and fragile states …

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Helping Hand ? Aid to Failing States

Chauvet, Lisa; Collier, Paul - DIAL - 2006

We define ‘failing states’ are those low-income states in which policy and governance is persistently very bad. We develop a theory of reform in these states in which several characteristics of the society might potentially be the binding constraint on change. We then introduce aid,...

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The Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

The Kurdistan region of Iraq is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as a result of the influx of Syrian refugees which began in 2012 and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2014. The region's population increased by 28 percent over a short period, placing strains on the local economy,...

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