"A fine collection of papers on state failure and rebuilding. There is not a weak contribution in the lot. There is much in this book to enrich the debate on the topic and its various aspects."--I. William Zartman, Johns Hopkins University, author of Ripe for Resolution and editor of Collapsed States
"The contributions to this volume are well-written studies that meet quite demanding criteria of scholarship. They provide coherent analysis on the causes and indicators of state failure as well as the repair of failing or failed states."--Raimo Väyrynen, University of Notre Dame and University of Helsinki