| ID | 135431 |
| Title Proper | Assam |
| Other Title Information | the signs of a failed state |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bezboruah, D. N |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | One does not come to such damning conclusions flippantly or in haste. After all, to say that I live in a failed State constitutes a condemnation of myself as well since I am part of a so-called democratic system. But I have discussed the matter with a whole lot of people from different walks of life and they all agree that what we have of Assam today is just a failed State. A State or a country fails not just because the
government has failed but rather because the people have failed themselves and their State or country. Quite obviously, the government must take the bulk of the responsibility for a failed State because all
power is concentrated in the government in our brand of democracy. So when a State gets to be viewed as a failed State the government, and those who run it but fail to ensure good governance, must take the
major share of blame. But the people too cannot escape responsibility for a failed State. I shall come to the issue of how the people fail their State and thereby fail themselves, but it is important to begin at the
beginning. |
| `In' analytical Note | Dialogue Vol.16, No.1; Jul-Sep.2014: p.15-17 |
| Journal Source | Dialogue 2014-09 16, 1 |
| Standard Number | Violence |