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Are Fragile States Really Failing to Meet the MDGs?
By Paul Harvey, Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium Almost whenever you read anything about fragile states, the introduction notes that, ‘no low-income fragile or conflict-affected country has yet to achieve a single United Nations Millennium Development Goal’. This is a quote from … Continue reading
Political Settlements: Summarizing the Latest Research
By Richard Mallett How useful is the concept of political settlement? Not very, according to a recent post by Mick Moore over on the Institute of Development Studies’ Governance and Development blog. Taking particular issue with the lack of consensus … Continue reading
How Far do Perception Surveys Take Us in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations?
By Richard Mallett, Overseas Development Institute Although we may not always agree on the specifics – or the application of the concept given its political sensitivities – there is a degree of consensus on the general traits of state fragility. … Continue reading
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