In this book, Professor Robert Jackson develops an original interpretation of Third World underdevelopment, explaining it in terms of international relations and law. He describes Third World countries as 'quasi-states', arguing that they are states in name only, demonstrating how international changes during the post-1945 period made it possible for many quasi-states to be created and to survive despite the fact that they are usually inefficient, illegitimate and domestically unstable.
| ISBN: | 9780521353106 |
| Publication date: | 17th January 1991 |
| Author: | Robert H Jackson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 235 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in International Relations |
| Genres: |
International relations |