State Failure, Underdevelopment, and Foreign Intervention in Haiti

by Jean-Germain Gros

Failed states are a huge problem in international relations, threatening world order in a number of ways. Conflicts in failed states often spill unto neighbouring states, failed states make for unreliable partners in the resolution of global social problems such as poverty and AIDS, and failed states magnify the effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

In response to the multiple threats posed by failed states, working...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415890322
• ISBN13: 9780415890328
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"