Making states work

Published by United Nations University Press

What mechanisms make for a successful state?

Although much has been written about state failures and the reasons for such occurrences, very little attention has been paid to what constitutes state success and what are the mechanisms for achieving success.

Making States Work, published by United Nations University Press and a collaboration between the International Peace Academy and the United Nations University, due to be launched in May, goes some way towards addressing the issue by looking at the roles played by international actors, local political elites, and civil society groups in the building and in some cases, rebuilding of public institutions before they reach a point of failure to make the state work.

The book is edited by Simon Chesterman, Executive Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of law; Michael Ignatieff, Carr Professor of Human Rights Practice at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the Director of the Carr center of Human Rights Policy; and Ramesh Thakur, Senior Vice Rector, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan and Assistant Secretary-General United Nations.

Contributors to the volume are:

Table of Contents:

Preface

Publication date: May 2005
Page count: 418
Paperback
ISBN: 928081107X
List price: US$45.00

For more information see: http://www.unu.edu/unupress/2005/making-states-work.html

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