State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century

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"State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century" is a book by political scientist Francis Fukuyama that analyzes how modern states develop effective institutions and capacity, and explores the challenges of promoting good governance and stability in the contemporary international system.

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instanceOf book
academicDiscipline comparative politics
development studies
international relations
political science
analyzes limits of external intervention in state-building
problems of weak and failed states for global order
relationship between state capacity and economic development
role of international organizations in governance promotion
argues external actors often underestimate complexity of building institutions
institutional quality is as important as regime type
state-building is central to international security in the 21st century
author Francis Fukuyama NERFINISHED
critiques overemphasis on elections without institutional capacity
simplistic approaches to democracy promotion
focusesOn challenges of promoting good governance
how modern states develop effective institutions
stability in the contemporary international system
genre international relations literature
political science literature
language English
mainTopic capacity building
democratization
development policy
failed states
good governance
governance
institutional capacity
institutional design
international development assistance
international intervention
nation-building vs state-building distinction
post-conflict reconstruction
public administration
public sector reform
rule of law
state capacity
state-building
world order
proposes framework for understanding state functions and capacities
relatedWorkOfAuthor Political Order and Political Decay NERFINISHED
The End of History and the Last Man NERFINISHED
Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity NERFINISHED
targetAudience policy-makers
practitioners in development and post-conflict reconstruction
scholars of political science
usedIn university courses on governance
university courses on international security
university courses on state-building

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Francis Fukuyama notableWork State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century