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The Myth of International Order : Why Weak States Persist and Alternatives to the State Fade Away.

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This ambitious book takes on a fundamental political puzzle: most states in the international system are 'weak' states, states unable to monopolize violence or provide public goods, and yet the nation-state remains the primary organizational form for world politics. In addressing this, Arj...

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Main Author: Chowdhury, Arjun
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
World politics.
Political stability.
Politique mondiale.
Stabilité politique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
History & Theory.
Diplomacy.
International Relations.
Public Policy.
Political stability
World politics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This ambitious book takes on a fundamental political puzzle: most states in the international system are 'weak' states, states unable to monopolize violence or provide public goods, and yet the nation-state remains the primary organizational form for world politics. In addressing this, Arjun Chowdhury shows why states everywhere face popular dissatisfaction with their performance, and why addressing this dissatisfaction - through institutional alternatives to the state like the European Union, or through higher taxation - is so difficult.
Physical Description:1 online resource (273 pages)
ISBN:9780190686734
0190686731