This edited volume explores development in the so-called 'fragile', 'failed' and 'pariah' states. It examines the literature on both fragile states and their development, and offers eleven case studies on countries ranking in the 'very high alert' and 'very high warning' categories in the Fund for Peace Failed States Index.

The volume is an enjoyable read that provides a much needed critique of standard 'one-size-fits-all' approaches to development in difficult socio-political contexts. This volume will definitely be of interest to researchers, development practitioners, policymakers and students. (Maurice Said, Progress in Development Studies, Vol. 17 (1), 2017)

Autorentext
Rohan Bastin, Deakin University, Australia Nematullah Bizhani, Australian National University, Australia Jaclyn Donahue, independent researcher Simon Feeny, RMIT University, Australia Max Kelly, Deakin University, Australia Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University, Australia Costas Laoutides, Deakin University, Australia Jonathan Makuwira, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia John McKay, Monash University, Australia Kishor Sharma, Charles Sturt University, Australia Vicki-Ann Ware, Deakin University, Australia Cai Wilkinson, Deakin University, Australia

Inhalt
Foreword; Win Naude, United Nations University's Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) Preface; Anthony Ware PART I: THEORY AND THEMES, COMPLEXITY AND CHALLENGES 1. Beyond the Usual Suspects: Complexity of Fragility and Analytical Framework; Anthony Ware 2. Development in Fragile States and Situations: Theory and Critique; Anthony Ware and Vicki-Ann Ware 3. Challenges of Development in Difficult Sociopolitical Contexts ; Damien Kingsbury PART II: CASE STUDIES: DEVELOPMENT IN SO-CALLED 'FRAGILE STATES', 'FAILED STATES' AND 'PARIAH STATES' 4. Surviving in a Difficult Context: The Quest for Development in Unrecognised States; Costas Laoutides 5. Foreign Aid Delivery: Modes and Modalities in the Pacific; Simon Feeny and Jaclyn Donahue 6. Malawi: Waving or Drowning in the 21st Century?; Max Kelly 7. Development in Kyrgyzstan: Failed State or Failed Statebuilding?; Cai Wilkinson 8. Foreign Aid, Development and Civil War in Nepal; Kishor Sharma 9. Dynamics of Fragility: Secret Victories and Political Awakenings in Sri Lanka's Civil War; Rohan Bastin 10. Re-engaging in a Fragmented Context: Development Approaches and Aid Modalities in Afghanistan, 2001-2004; Nematullah Bizhan 11. Zimbabwe: Issues and Perspectives on Fragility and Failure; Jonathan Makuwira 12. Development in a Fragile Pariah State: Myanmar 1990-2010; Anthony Ware 13. Development in North Korea: Failed State or Pariah, or Both....?; John McKay PART III: CONCLUSION 14. Critiques and Alternatives: Development in Contexts of Fragility; Anthony Ware