Fixing Failed States
E181204
"Fixing Failed States" is a political and policy-focused book co-authored by Ashraf Ghani that analyzes the causes of state failure and proposes strategies for building effective, accountable governments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fixing Failed States canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1603305 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fixing Failed States Context triple: [Ashraf Ghani, notableWork, Fixing Failed States]
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A.
Some Lessons Learned
"Some Lessons Learned" is a country-pop studio album by American singer and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth.
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B.
Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria
"Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria" is a policy-focused book by economist and former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala that chronicles Nigeria’s economic reform efforts and draws broader lessons for governance and development.
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C.
Systems at Work
Systems at Work is a permanent exhibition at the National Postal Museum that explores the processes, technology, and people behind the operation of postal systems.
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D.
Put Out More Flags
Put Out More Flags is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh set during the early years of World War II, following a cast of recurring characters as they navigate the absurdities and moral ambiguities of wartime Britain.
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E.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fixing Failed States Target entity description: "Fixing Failed States" is a political and policy-focused book co-authored by Ashraf Ghani that analyzes the causes of state failure and proposes strategies for building effective, accountable governments.
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A.
Some Lessons Learned
"Some Lessons Learned" is a country-pop studio album by American singer and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth.
-
B.
Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria
"Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria" is a policy-focused book by economist and former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala that chronicles Nigeria’s economic reform efforts and draws broader lessons for governance and development.
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C.
Systems at Work
Systems at Work is a permanent exhibition at the National Postal Museum that explores the processes, technology, and people behind the operation of postal systems.
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D.
Put Out More Flags
Put Out More Flags is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh set during the early years of World War II, following a cast of recurring characters as they navigate the absurdities and moral ambiguities of wartime Britain.
-
E.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political science book ⓘ public policy book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
bridge theory and practice in state-building
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provide a roadmap for fixing failed states ⓘ |
| analyzes |
political economy of fragile states
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relationship between citizens and the state ⓘ role of international community in state-building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
global development policy discourse
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post-9/11 debates on fragile states ⓘ |
| author |
Ashraf Ghani
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Clare Lockhart ⓘ |
| discusses |
citizen participation in governance
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institutional design ⓘ public finance in fragile states ⓘ security and justice sectors ⓘ service delivery by the state ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
accountable institutions
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causes of state failure ⓘ rule of law ⓘ state legitimacy ⓘ strategies for building effective governments ⓘ |
| genre |
international relations literature
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politics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
policy-focused
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reform-oriented ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fragile states
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governance reform ⓘ post-conflict reconstruction ⓘ state failure ⓘ state-building ⓘ |
| proposes |
approaches to strengthen state capacity
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frameworks for rebuilding failed states ⓘ mechanisms for improving accountability ⓘ policy recommendations for international actors ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
development practitioners
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policy makers ⓘ scholars of international relations ⓘ students of political science ⓘ |
| workOf |
Ashraf Ghani
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Clare Lockhart ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Fixing Failed States Description of subject: "Fixing Failed States" is a political and policy-focused book co-authored by Ashraf Ghani that analyzes the causes of state failure and proposes strategies for building effective, accountable governments.
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