Failed States Index
2013 Interactive Grid
Well, congratulations to Robert and his ZANU PF crew for reaching
yet another milestone in their 33 year tenure and achieving the almost unachievable.
We are ranked up there with the best of the best Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq –
the best of the best!
At least we've been able to maintain a level of consistency in something, in that the top
ten worst countries in 2012 were Somalia, DR Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, Chad,
Yemen, Afghanistan, Haiti, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe. Yippee!!!
For those that don’t get it this is the definition of a
failed state;
Failed state: A state having little or
no governance, endemic corruption, profiteering by ruling elites, very poor Human Rights,
the government cannot/will not protect the population from others or itself, massive internal conflict, forced internal/external
displacement, institutionalised political exclusion of significant numbers of
the population, progressive deterioration of welfare infrastructure (hospitals,
clinics, doctors, nurses) not adequate to meet health, needs, progressive
economic decline of the country as a whole as measured by per capita income,
debt, severe child mortality rates, poverty levels.
The Failed States Index ranks 178 (1 being worst, 178 best -
UK could only make 160) countries using 12 social, economic, and political
indicators of pressure on the state, along with over 100 sub-indicators. These
include such issues as Uneven Development, State Legitimacy, Group Grievance,
and Human Rights. Each indicator is rated on a scale of 1-10, based on the
analysis of millions of publicly available documents, other quantitative data,
and assessments by analysts. A high score indicates high pressure on the state,
and therefore a higher risk of instability.
To put it bluntly we (Zimbabwe) have dominated this here
chart since it began 8 years ago and it appears with the election around the
corner we will not budge – we’re are to stay!
We are Watching
Melusi
Sibanda Information & Publicity Secretary - ROHR Zimbabwe Bradford Branch
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