Confronting Poverty: Weak States and U.S. National Security

Book Overview

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Former Brookings Senior Fellow Susan E. Rice spearheads an investigation of the connections between poverty and fragile states and the implications for American security. Coedited by Rice and former Brookings colleagues Corinne Graff and Carlos Pascual, Confronting Poverty is a timely reminder that alleviating global poverty and shoring up weak states are not only humanitarian and economic imperatives, but key components of a more balanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815703902
• ISBN13: 9780815703907
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"