Understanding State-Building from a Political Economy Perspective: An Analytical and Conceptual Paper on Processes, Embedded Tensions and Lessons for International Engagement August 2007 Verena Fritz and Alina Rocha Menocal DetailsDownloadsDetails This paper seeks to provide a conceptually and historically grounded analysis of state-building, one which is also practice-oriented. An output of the following project: Analytical Paper on State-Building Programme: Politics and Governance Downloads Report (pdf, 530.53k, 71 pages) View content in the Search Centre:Fragile statesGovernanceThe politics of conflict and fragilityApplied political economy analysisElections