Modern at last? Variety of weak states in the post-Soviet world

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-439

  Tsygankov, Andrei P ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic viability; Identity; National order; Political viability; post Soviet world; Security; State building; Weak state

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249003389     PISSN: 0967067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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