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Failed states

LC control no.sh2007004473
LC classificationJC328.7 Political theory
KZ4029 Law of nations
Topical headingFailed states
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Variant(s)State failure
See alsoPolitical science
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Found inWork cat.: 2007025539: Bates, R.H. When things fell apart : state failure in late-century Africa, 2008.
Global Policy Forum website, viewed June 21, 2007 (Failed states can no longer perform basic functions such as education, security, or governance, usually due to fractious violence or extreme poverty. Within this power vacuum, people fall victim to competing factions and crime ...)