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social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global conflict and security > failed states
social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > failed states
social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > government (political science) > failed states
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social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > political process > failed states
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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > transnational crime and justice > the state as an instigator of crime > failed states

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failed states  

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  • A failed state is unable to perform the two fundamental functions of the sovereign nation-state in the modern world system: It cannot project authority over its territory and peoples and cannot protect its national boundaries. Its governing capacity is attenuated such that it is unable to fulfill the administrative and organizational tasks required to control people and resources and can provide only minimal quantities of public services. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Failed State]

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