WLLEMSTAD - The Think To DO Institute has adopted the international methodology of the Fragile States Index and conducted this independent research to provide data and comparative results that can be both informative and helpful to the government as it develops and executes its urgency plan for the country.
States that are persistently fragile pose multiple challenges to policymakers and analysts because these states show little indication of how they might exit from their political, economic, and social malaise. Conventional policies (aid or non-aid) do not appear to work as effectively in these countries. Caught in a low-level equilibrium, “entrenched” states appear to be in a perpetual political, and socio-economic limbo that can last for years and, in several cases, decades. By definition, those entrenched are characterized not only by weak policy and institutional environments but also by a poor sense of national ownership, making engagement by stakeholders a long-term challenge. These habitual structural complexities challenge a set of effective policy intentions. The persistence of fragility raises questions about what kinds of strategies are most effective in these “fragile states” at managing transitions out of their fragility characterized by distrusted governments, fractured societies, insecurity, weak economy, weak institutions, and extreme vulnerability to internal and external shocks.
We will now continue to share the report with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and with various stakeholder groups within the local community.
We hope to contribute to Curacao becoming a more resilient society by offering best practices related to resilient people, resilient place, resilient leadership, resilient knowledge ,and the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on society.
The report is posted on the website www.thinktodoinstitute.com.