02977nam 2200565Ia 450 991079199460332120230725021257.00-8047-7853-110.1515/9780804778534(CKB)2560000000072260(EBL)683289(OCoLC)714569467(MiAaPQ)EBC683289(DE-B1597)564298(DE-B1597)9780804778534(Au-PeEL)EBL683289(CaPaEBR)ebr10464814(OCoLC)1198929625(EXLCZ)99256000000007226020100317d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSouth Asia's weak states[electronic resource] understanding the regional insecurity predicament /edited by T. V. PaulUniversity Press Stanford Security Studies20101 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-6220-1 0-8047-6221-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1. State Capacity and South Asia's Perennial Insecurity Problems; Part II: State Capacity; 2. State Failure and States Poised to Fail: South Asia and Developing Nations; 3. State Formation, Consolidation, and the Security Challenge: Exploring the Causes of State Incapacity in South Asia; 4. State, Nations, and the Regional Security Order of South Asia; 5. Economic Globalization and State Capacity in South Asia; 6. Symbiosis and Fracture: Civil Society and Weak States in South Asia; Part III: The Regional States7. Polity, Security, and Foreign Policy in Contemporary India8. Weak State, Failed State, Garrison State: The Pakistan Saga; 9. Afghanistan: A Weak State in the Path of Power Rivalries; 10. Sri Lanka: Challenges in State Consolidation and Minority Integration; 11. Bangladesh: "A Weak State" with Multiple Security Challenges; 12. Rebellion and State Formation in Nepal: Implications for South Asian Security; Part IV: Conclusions; 13. Transforming South Asia: Is a Pluralistic Security Community Feasible?; Author Biographies; IndexA comprehensive assessment of the multifaceted security challenges faced by the South Asian states by linking it to the weak state problem of the region.National securitySouth AsiaInternal securitySouth AsiaSouth AsiaPolitics and governmentSouth AsiaForeign relationsNational securityInternal security355/.033054Paul T. V886926MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791994603321South Asia's weak states3681433UNINA