

William Zartmanġ4 Making humanitarianism work. Abelardo Morales-Gamboa and Stephen Baranyiġ2 From vulnerability to success: The British withdrawal from Singapore. Michel Cahenġ1 State-building, national leadership and ‘‘relative success’’ in Costa Rica. Hazel Smithĩ Afghanistan’s weak state and strong society. Samina AhmedĨ Disintegration and reconstitution in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Part III: Margins.ħ Reviving state legitimacy in Pakistan. Mo´nica Serrano and Paul KennyĦ The South Pacific. Part II: Regions.Ĥ The Great Lakes and South Central Asia. James Mayallģ Human rights, power and the state.

Sebastian von EinsiedelĢ The legacy of colonialism.

Simon Chesterman, Michael Ignatieff and Ramesh Thakur Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover design by Sese-Paul Design Cover photograph6 Getty Images/AFLO FOTO AGENCY Printed in the United States of America UNUP-1107 ISBN 9-X Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Making states work : state failure and the crisis of governance / edited by Simon Chesterman, Michael Ignatieff, and Ramesh Thakur. United Nations University Press United Nations University, 53-70, Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8925, Japan Tel: þ81-3-3499-2811 Fax: þ81-3-3406-7345 E-mail: General enquiries: United Nations University Office in North America 2 United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-2062, New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: þ1-21 Fax: þ1-21 E-mail: United Nations University Press is the publishing division of the United Nations University. United Nations University Press TOKYO u NEW YORK u PARISĦ United Nations University, 2005 The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations University. Making states work: State failure and the crisis of governance Edited by Simon Chesterman, Michael Ignatieff and Ramesh Thakur The University operates through a worldwide network of research and postgraduate training centres, with its planning and coordinating headquarters in Tokyo.Ī Project of the International Peace Academy and the United Nations University Its activities focus mainly on the areas of peace and governance, environment and sustainable development, and science and technology in relation to human welfare. The United Nations University is an organ of the United Nations established by the General Assembly in 1972 to be an international community of scholars engaged in research, advanced training, and the dissemination of knowledge related to the pressing global problems of human survival, development, and welfare. UNU Press publishes scholarly and policy-oriented books and periodicals on the issues facing the United Nations and its people and member states, with particular emphasis upon international, regional, and transboundary policies. The United Nations University Press is the publishing arm of the United Nations University. Introduction Making states work.ġ Policy responses to state failure.ģ Human rights power and the state.Ĥ The Great Lakes and South Central Asia.ĥ Colombia and the Andean crisis.ħ Reviving state legitimacy in Pakistan.Ĩ Disintegration and reconstitution in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.ĩ Afghanistan’s weak state and strong society.ġ1 State building national leadership and relative success in Costa Rica.ġ2 From vulnerability to success The British withdrawal from Singapore.ġ3 Early and early late prevention.ġ4 Making humanitarianism work.ġ6 Transitional administration state building and the United Nations.ġ7 Conclusion The future of state building.
