States-within-states: Incipient Political Entities in the Post cold War Era

Kingston, P. (Editor)/ Spears, I. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1349527777 / ISBN 13: 9781349527779

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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202 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.55 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: States-within-states: Incipient Political Entities in the Post cold War Era
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349527777
• ISBN 13: 9781349527779
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.31 kilograms

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Synopsis

Many of the existing juridical states in the Third World remain fragile and prone to collapse. Yet, these conditions have not always given way to anarchy. In some cases, the breakdown of weak and often arbitrary states has given way to more coherent and viable, though not necessarily benevolent, political entities. This book examines the extent to which these sub-units - ' states within states ' - represent alternatives that the international community could look to in a long-term effort to bring stability, security and development to peoples in the Third World.

About the Author

PAUL KINGSTON is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Development Studies, University of Toronto, Canada.

IAN S. SPEARS is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.