The Statebuilder's Dilemma: On the Limits of Foreign Intervention

by David A. Lake

Book Overview

The central task of all statebuilding is to create a state that is regarded as legitimate by the people over whom it exercises authority. This is a necessary condition for stable, effective governance. States sufficiently motivated to bear the costs of building a state in some distant land are likely to have interests in the future policies of that country, and will therefore seek to promote loyal leaders who are sympathetic to their interests...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150170446X
• ISBN13: 9781501704468
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher