Burnell & Randall: Politics in the Developing World 2e 
Study QuestionsBurnell & Randall: Politics in the Developing World 2e
Chapter 12
www.crisisstates.com
The Crisis States Research Centre at the London School of Economics
provides explanations of the causes of crisis and breakdowns in the developing world, asking
whether globalization precipitates or assists in the avoidance of state fragility.
www.worldbank.org
The World Bank places institutional development at the centre of development
efforts, and identifies policy capacity as an important area of reform. It also has a programme
for Low Income Countries Under Stress (LICUS).
www.fundforpeace.org
The Fund for Peace is a Washington DC-based non-governmental research
and educational body that publishes an annual Failed States Index, using twelve social,
economic, and political/military indicators; and Country Profiles which measure the capacity of the
state to cope with pressures exposed by the indicators.
www.undp.org/governance
The United Nations Development Programme supports capacity
development, including institutional and social capital, and associates the democratic state with
development, especially for the poor.
www.oecd.org/dac/fragilestates
The Fragile States Group of the OECD brings together experts
on governance, conflict prevention, and reconstruction to identify ways of enhancing development
effectiveness in fragile states. The Development Assistance Committee supports public sector reform
and 'capacity development' through its Network on Governance.
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