Includes bibliographical references and index.

State building and international politics : the emergence of a "new" problem and agenda / Neil Robinson -- Colonialism redux? : territorial administration by international organizations, colonial echoes, and the legitimacy of the "international" / Ralph Wilde -- Reconstructing sovereignty, deconstructing state-building : the question of context / Philip Cunliffe -- The state-building dilemma : good governance or democratic government? / David Chandler -- Witnessing the demise of the developing state : problems for humanitarian advocacy / Vanessa Pupavac -- Who guards the guardians? : international accountability in Bosnia / Richard Caplan -- UNMIK-facilitating Kosovo's final status or its future status? : reconceptualising the problem, changing the solution / Aidan Hehir -- Building state failure in East Timor / Jarat Chopra -- In praise of folly : international administration and the moral breakdown of international society / William Bain -- Conclusion: From intervention to administration / Aidan Hehir.

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