Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET December 2023 Political Science
Find out the correct one with regard to a 'failed state'.
- 1. Sierra Leone is a failed state
- 2. A failed state is unable to provide the functions that define them as states
- 3. A failed state is able to coerce the inhabitants
- 4. A failed state is able to successfully control the inhabitants
A3 only
B4 only
C2 & 3 only
D1 & 2 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1 & 2 only — The correct statements are that Sierra Leone is a failed state and that a failed state cannot provide its defining functions, so the answer is 1 and 2.
Explanation
★The correct statements are that Sierra Leone is a failed state and that a failed state cannot provide its defining functions, so the answer is 1 and 2.
★A failed state loses the capacity to maintain law and order and to deliver public services.
★It cannot effectively coerce or control its inhabitants, which is why governance collapses.
★So the claims that it can coerce or successfully control its people are false.
★Sierra Leone was widely seen as a failed state during its 1990s civil war.
★It has since made progress and improved its standing.
★Failure is defined by the breakdown of effective control over territory and population.
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