Seth Kaplan
Seth Kaplan advises corporations and international organizations. His book Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development (Praeger, 2008) critiques Western policies in places such as the DRC, West Africa, Syria and Pakistan and lays out a new approach to overcoming the problems they face.
Seth Kaplan: The key is self sufficiency
Seth Kaplan | 25 February 2010
Although many reports and books discuss the problems with development aid, few have been as bold in setting out so comprehensive an alternative vision.I complement the WRR on its work – but wonder to what extent the Netherlands will be able to imp...
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Rethinking state building
Seth Kaplan | October 07, 2009
Although the international community has focused on how to fix fragile states, none of its standard remedies has addressed the fundamental problems. Fractured societies require a new approach, one that is more firmly rooted in indigenous capacitie...
