South Asia's Weak States : Understanding the Regional Insecurity Predicament.
A comprehensive assessment of the multifaceted security challenges faced by the South Asian states by linking it to the weak state problem of the region.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Heritage, Tourism & Community.
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Table of Contents:
- Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1. State Capacity and South Asia's Perennial Insecurity Problems; Part II: State Capacity; 2. State Failure and States Poised to Fail: South Asia and Developing Nations; 3. State Formation, Consolidation, and the Security Challenge: Exploring the Causes of State Incapacity in South Asia; 4. State, Nations, and the Regional Security Order of South Asia; 5. Economic Globalization and State Capacity in South Asia; 6. Symbiosis and Fracture: Civil Society and Weak States in South Asia; Part III: The Regional States.
- 7. Polity, Security, and Foreign Policy in Contemporary India8. Weak State, Failed State, Garrison State: The Pakistan Saga; 9. Afghanistan: A Weak State in the Path of Power Rivalries; 10. Sri Lanka: Challenges in State Consolidation and Minority Integration; 11. Bangladesh: "A Weak State" with Multiple Security Challenges; 12. Rebellion and State Formation in Nepal: Implications for South Asian Security; Part IV: Conclusions; 13. Transforming South Asia: Is a Pluralistic Security Community Feasible?; Author Biographies; Index.