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David Chandler argues that state-building, as it is currently conceived, does not work. In the 1990s, interventionist policies challenged the rights of individual states to self-governance. Today, non-Western states are more likely to be feted by international institutions offering programmes of poverty-reduction, democratisation and good governance. States without the right of self-government will always lack legitimate authority. The international policy agenda focuses on bureaucratic mechanisms, which can only instutiutionalise divisions between the West and the non-West and are unable to overcome the social and political divisions of post-conflict states. Highlighting the dangers of current policy -- including the redefinition of sovereignty, and the subsquent erosion of ties linking power and accountability -- David Chandler offers a critical look at state-building that will be of interest to all students of international affairs. Praise for From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond: 'A fine book.' Edward S. Herman 'Anyone concerned with world events should read this book.' Global Dialogue

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government International relations

• Full title: Empire in Denial
• Subtitle: The Politics of State-Building
• Author: David Chandler
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9780745324289
• ISBN: 0745324282
• ID: 04671456
• Publisher: PLUTO PRESS
• Weight: 294 g
• Dimensions: 214 × 135 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. July 2006

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