本书选取七个国家，每一个案例研究集中展示了一系列复杂的社会政治条件中一个不同的侧面，这在世界上不发达的国家中都可以找到。毕竟，脆弱国家中的人民已经历经了几十年的战争、恶政和贫困，而当前的发展方案在减轻人民痛苦方面做得很少，或者毫无作为；难道现在不是时候来考虑可替代的方案吗？（This book selects seven countries and the study of each case demonstrates a different side of a series of complex social and political conditions, which can be found in undeveloped countries in the world. After all, the people in the fragile state have gone through war, evil politics and poverty for decades. However, the current development programme has done little or nothing to alleviate the suffering of the people. Isn’t it the time to think about alternatives?）