Fragile states : causes, costs, and responses / [electronic resource] edited by Wim Naud�e, Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, and Mark McGillivray. Naud�e, Wim A. Santos Paulino, Amelia Uliafnova. McGillivray, Mark. World Institute for Development Economics Research. Political stability. Failed states. Economic assistance. JC330.2 320.011 23 A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER). Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Fragile states are often mired in civil conflict. This volume focuses on the relationship between conflict and state stability and illustrates the causes and effects of fragile states on neighbouring countries and the global community. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xvii, 213 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199693153.001.0001 eng UNU-WIDER studies in development economics UNU-WIDER studies in development economics.