T HE S TATE
T YPES OF S TATES Developed All GN ● Industrialized ● Infrastructure Institutions ● GDP per capita
T YPES OF S TATES Quasi-states All GS Mostly former colonies Sovereignty granted Not self-sufficient More prone to civil unrest Lack nationalism Resource disputes Igbo= 18% population ¤
T YPES OF S TATES Microstates What makes a state a microstate? Size Economy Resources Security Microstate ≠ Quasi-state Mix GN/GS countries ¤
T YPES OF S TATES Failed States All quasi states, BUT Lack functioning gov’t Can’t ‘quit’ ¤ Failed States South Sudan Sudan DR Congo Libya Syria Central Afr. Rep. State typeCategory Quasi-stateAll GS MicrostateMix GN, GS Failed stateAll GS Recap
4 C HARACTERISTICS D EFINE THE S TATE 1. Sovereignty 2. Territory 3. Population 4. Resources