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Failed state
FAILED STATE

Definition: (informal) A situation, or condition, in a state or country in which the basic institutions of government have collapsed, making governance decisions very difficult or impossible to make.
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* All twelve elements would be in.


1. No law and order. That is, civil war, terror, piracy, etc. reigns.

2. No functional judicial system (connect to #1 above the line).

3. No collective purpose(s) or goal(s), except perhaps for only those benefiting from the failure (of the state). In other words, purposeless.

4. No real, true help, support or encouragement from allies, neighbour(s), the International community or organizations etc.
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NO SOUND SYSTEM IN PLACE.


5. No centrally organized armed forces (and/or if in existence, not effective or efficient).

6. Concentration of power (coercive force), of great measure, resides in or with anyone and/or group of persons - warlords, militias, gangs, cabals, ethnic nationalities, etc.

7. No common treasure to 'hold' or keep people 'forcefully' together.

8. No properly organized economic system(s).
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WHAT EXISTS IS EITHER CHAOS OR SOME SILENCE OF THE GRAVE.



Quote: "The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure". - Chinese proverb.

Quote: "The worth of a state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it". - John Stuart Mill.
Below the Line
1. No hope - from within and external 'friend(s)' (connect to #4 above the line).

2. No resilience - in the 'economy' or the people.

3. Amenities, infrastructures ... , what infrastructure ?

4. Private armies and militia and mobs reign supreme (connect to #5 above the line).
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EVERYONE IS ON EDGE, EVERYTHING IS ON THE BRINK (of disintegration!)


Quote: "... but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognise that the State, the community, the citizens acting together, can do a number of things better than if they were left to individual action". - Theodore Roosevelt.

Quote: "If you make listening and observation your occupation, you will gain much more than you can by talk". - Robert Baden-Powell.

Quote: "The country is in turmoil. The economy is in a bad shape; insecurity is very high'. - Anonymous.




See perfect bad governance.
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See perfect abuse of power.
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See perfect urchin.

See perfect policeman (1).

See perfect criminal justice system.
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See perfect confusion (1).

See perfect war (2).

See perfect rule of law.
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See perfect reign of terror.

See perfect violence (1).

See perfect use of force.

See perfect Somalia.



* A HAVEN FOR TERRORISTS !

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