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Empire in Denial: The Politics of State-Building

By David Chandler

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0745324282, 9780745324289, 0745324290, 9780745324296
Open Library ID
OL22733333M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
872 kB (893144 bytes)
Pages
240\231
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

David Chandler argues that state-building, as it is currently conceived, does not work. In the 1990s, interventionist policies challenged the rights of individual states to self-governance. Today, non-Western states are more likely to be feted by international institutions offering programmes of poverty-reduction, democratisation and good governance. States without the right of self-government will always lack legitimate authority. The international policy agenda focuses on bureaucratic mechanisms, which can only instutiutionalise divisions between the West and the non-West and are unable to overcome the social and political divisions of post-conflict states. Highlighting the dangers of current policy -- including the redefinition of sovereignty, and the subsquent erosion of ties linking power and accountability -- David Chandler offers a critical look at state-building that will be of interest to all students of international affairs.Praise for From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond:'A fine book.' Edward S. Herman 'Anyone concerned with world events should read this book.' Global Dialogue

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