By German Development Institute and UN Development Programme, 2009
The increasing centrality of the concept of state fragility to security and development policymaking has prompted the creation of numerous fragility indices in recent years. However, each index uses different combinations of variables to determine fragility and therefore has varying applicability to different policy and planning needs. Typically, a comparative analysis of indices can yield a more complete picture of stability dynamics within fragile states.
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