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Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has witnessed a precipitous decline in the population's welfare. This article argues that in order to ensure stability within the region, the human security of the peoples of Central Asia must be improved. To achieve such an outcome, it is argued that a Marshall Plan for contemporary times is required. Such a plan would involve the implementation of two major strategies. First, the policies of the international financial institutions & the trading practices between the Central Asian states & the industrialized countries should return to the principles of 'embedded liberalism' that guided the post-Second World War international economy for three decades. Second, the debt of these countries should be substantially reduced &, at the same time, welfare provision by these states should be raised as a result of this debt relief. 4 Tables. [Copyright 2003 Sage Publications Ltd.]

Abstract. This article investigates the 'insecurity dilemma' facing many Third World states arising from the fact that multiple ethnic communities reside within their borders. In terms of analysing the types of states that exist in the 'South', much of the literature on this phenomenon serves to confuse the various elements of state power and, therefore, the reasons for the existence and persistence of internal threats to Third World states. It is posited that the 'insecurity dilemma' has three possible sources: a lack of coercive means by the state for imposing its rule; a deficient infrastructure; and a lack of legitimacy. In examining the persistence of the 'insecurity dilemma' the article focuses on the third dimension of state power and the possible diminution of challenges from ethnic communities within a state's borders via the process of nation‐building. The possibility that it will only be a matter of time before the embryonic states of the South will emulate the success of European states in achieving some degree of domestic consensus is highly questionable when the processes of nation‐building are examined, for two reasons. Firstly, the emphasis placed on 'modernisation'– infrastructural development and state imposition of a national 'high' culture – may be misplaced. Secondly, because of their peripheral status in the world economy the assimilative tendencies associated with 'modernisation' may take an extremely long time in arriving.

The universalist predilection of Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels's writings led them to predict the eventual dissolution of nations & their replacement by a community of humankind. Here, it is argued that, despite this universalist bias, their writings do provide at least partial explanations of both nationalism & the rise of the nation-state. It is suggested that Marx & Engels provide four perspectives on the subject: the instrumentalist & uneven development accounts explain nationalism, & the technological & social accounts explain the rise of the nation-state. Adapted from the source document.

'A fascinating narrative of the remarkable failure by governments and international agencies, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, to tame global finance. Glenn's incisive analysis explains why another crisis is even more likely despite attempts to make the system more resilient.' --Tony McGrew, La Trobe University, Australia 'John Glenn provides an insightful new analysis of the recent financial crises, adopting a Foucauldian perspective to better understand the ways in which the security of populations has been endangered by the failure to implement fundamental reforms, and to advocate for resistance rather than resilience. This book is a major contribution to research and understanding on global economic systems and governance.' --Jane Freedman, Université Paris, France This title explains the causes of the financial crisis and the economic reforms that were created subsequently through a Foucauldian philosophical lens. The author sets out the approaches established by Foucault - namely governmentality, biopolitics and disciplinary mechanisms - explaining how these influenced the shift of production from a local to a global level, alongside a shift towards financialisation. Glenn applies Foucauldian principles to aid understanding of the self-corrective mechanisms applied to the financial system, and the interpellative processes that led to the emergence of a new mode of subjectification. Concurrently, this title examines the retreat of the state from the financial sphere. This shift, the author posits, did not mean the complete absence of governance; rather governance became more concerned with ensuring that financial behaviour was contained within certain limits. John G. Glenn is Senior Lecturer of International Relations and International Political Economy at the University of Southampton, UK.--