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Short of the Goal: U.S. Policy and Poorly Performing States

5/23/06
Nancy Birdsall, Milan Vaishnav, and Robert L. Ayres

This new collection of essays sets an agenda for increased American effectiveness in dealing with failed states to promote economic development and international security. It includes an overview of the poorly understood challenge of weak and failed states and case studies by regional policy experts, then offers recommendations for reform of U.S. foreign and development policy to better meet the challenges posed by weak states.