Chapter 2. Fragile States - The Discrepancy between Empirical and Juridical Statehood

1. Disclaimer on Terminology

2. Empirical Grasp on Fragile States

3. Legal Grasp on Fragile States

4. The State in International Law

Chapter 3. Development Cooperation with Fragile States - From Discourse to Action

1. From Discourse to Action

2. The Challenge of Aiding Fragile States

3. An Evolving Response

4. Strategic and Operational Reforms

Chapter 4. The Law of Development Cooperation - Interlude on the Nature of Rules and Substance of Analysis

1. Legal Nature and Effect of Rules in the Law of Development Cooperation

2. Basic Ideas in the Law of Development Cooperation

3. The Substance of the Law of Development Cooperation

Chapter 5. The World Bank's Rules for Engaging with Fragile States

1. The World Bank and its "Law"

2. Engagement in the Absence of Formal Government Counterparts

3. Engagement in Countries with Weak Capacity

4. Fragilility: An advantage or a disadvantage in dealing with the World Bank

Chapter 6. A Comparison with the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Union

1. Different Legal Frameworks, Different Starting Points

2. The African Development Bank's and the Asian Development Bank's Engagement with Fragile States

3. The European Union's Development Cooperation with Fragile States

4. Engaging with Fragile States

Chapter 7. Formalizing Fragile States? Of Emerging Patterns and the Potentials and Perils of Regulation

1. Emerging Patterns - State-Building as a Regulatory Theme

2. Potentials and Perils of Regulating Development Cooperation with Fragile States

3. Recommendations for Regulation

Chapter 8. Conclusion: Beyond the field of development cooperation