{"product_id":"9780745324296","title":"Empire in Denial: The Politics of State-Building","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Chandler argues that state-building, as it is currently conceived, does not work. In the 1990s, interventionist policies challenged the rights of individual states to self-governance. Today, non-Western states are more likely to be feted by international institutions offering programmes of poverty-reduction, democratisation and good governance. States without the right of self-government will always lack legitimate authority. The international policy agenda focuses on bureaucratic mechanisms, which can only instutiutionalise divisions between the West and the non-West and are unable to overcome the social and political divisions of post-conflict states. Highlighting the dangers of current policy -- including the redefinition of sovereignty, and the subsquent erosion of ties linking power and accountability -- David Chandler offers a critical look at state-building that will be of interest to all students of international affairs.Praise for From Kosovo to Kabul and Beyond:'A fine book.' Edward S. Herman 'Anyone concerned with world events should read this book.' Global Dialogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028356088048,"sku":"9780745324296","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745324296_p0.jpg?v=1763635731","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745324296","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}