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State fragility and resilience in sub-Saharan Africa : indicators and interventions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lahai, John Idriss (Author), Koomson, Isaac (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge contemporary Africa series.
Subjects:
Political stability > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Nation-building > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Conflict management > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Child labor > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Food security > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part one. Statehood and conflicts : contextual indicators and interventions
  • Conceptualising fragility and resilience in the political economy of sub-Saharan Africa
  • Frames of impact : the contexts and correlates of armed conflicts on state fragility
  • Behavioural language frames conflict de-escalation and battle-related deaths across zones of conflict
  • Part two. Child labor : thematic indicators and interventions
  • Child labor, poverty and fragility
  • Regional and country-level interventions to end child labor
  • Part three. Food (in)security : contextual indicators and interventions
  • The ebola pandemic and household food insecurity
  • Institutional interventions in the advancement of food security and health
  • Conclusion.