Title Managing state fragility : conflict, quantification, and power / Isabel Rocha de Siqueira

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) Series Routledge studies in liberty and security Routledge studies in liberty and security. Contents Introduction : aid engineering : the correlates of fragility -- The power in being practical -- An historical sociology of the fragile states label -- How quantification ranks fragility, development-and-conflict -- 'Good enough' politics -- Efficiency traps -- Symbolic power : the costs of engagement and disengagement -- Conclusions : the case for subtlety Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Political stability -- Developing countries Quantitative research. International relations -- Research -- Methodology POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. Diplomatic relations International relations -- Research -- Methodology Political stability Quantitative research SUBJECT Developing countries -- Foreign relations Subject Developing countries Form Electronic book ISBN 9781315536606 1315536609 9781315536613 1315536617 9781315536590 1315536595 9781315536583 1315536587

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