Fragility and MDG Progress: How Useful is the Fragility Concept?

摘要: While progress in developing countries as a whole, terms of growth, poverty reduc-tion, and several MDGs, has been quite good recent years, fragile states lag behind levels MDG achievement. To understand the link between fragility progress, also to identify most effective policy interventions achieve it is es-sential that are appropriately defined classified. amount literature on how engage with rapidly accumulating, only very limited analysis exists investigates what extent trends MDGs differ significantly different definitions non-fragile states. The purpose this paper investigate usefulness state concept tracking MDGs. In doing so, applies order study 1990 2006. It compares aver-age performance within-group heterogeneity. shows are, indeed, performing worse levels. pro-gress, not necessarily slower Only rather small number suffering from compound disadvantages progress. Lastly, heterogeneity among so large useful treat them group; problems they face, well solutions required, greatly have be developed treated sui generis.