The global political economy of social crisis: Towards a critique of the 'failed state' ideology

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-205

  Jones, Branwen Gruffydd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Failed state'; Africa; Ideology; Imperialism; Neocolonialism; Somalia

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949118788     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290701869688     Document Type: Article

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