How can we understand what makes some societies more fragile than other societies? The problem is obviously relevant to our situation today, because today as well, there are some societies that have already collapsed, such as Somalia and Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. There are also societies today that may be close to collapse, such as Nepal, Indonesia and Columbia.
Kako možemo razumjeti što neka društva čini osjetljivijima od drugih? Taj je problem očito važan za našu današnju situaciju jer i danas postoje društva koja su već propala, kao što su Somalija i Ruanda te nekadašnja Jugoslavija. Danas postoje i društva koja su možda blizu kolapsa, npr.