{"id":452,"date":"2025-10-02T03:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/kaplan-seth\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T03:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:46:09","slug":"kaplan-seth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaplan Seth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"middle content\">\n<div class=\"column left\" id=\"columnleft\">\n<section class=\"block article author\">\n<div class=\"headline\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeth Kaplan<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-content\">\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n<div class=\"img border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/23213-1-eng-gb\/kaplan-seth_author.jpg\" alt=\"Kaplan Seth\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fragilestates.org\/author\/seth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Personal profile<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"><b>Seth Kaplan<\/b> is a Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. He teaches, writes, and consults on issues related to fragile states, governance, and development. He is the author of<i>&nbsp;Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development<\/i> (Praeger Security International, 2008) and <i>Betrayed: Politics, Power, and Prosperity<\/i> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). A Wharton MBA and Palmer scholar, Seth has worked for several large multinationals and founded four companies. He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"content column wide left author content view\" id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"fader\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Kaplan Seth\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"children\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/building-inclusive-societies-in-fragile-states\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/articles\/building-inclusive-societies-in-fragile-states\/769336-4-eng-gb\/building-inclusive-societies-in-fragile-states_column.jpg\" alt=\"Building inclusive societies in fragile states\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/building-inclusive-societies-in-fragile-states\/\">Building inclusive societies in fragile states<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/\">Seth Kaplan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 08, 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tA major reason why less developed countries fail to develop is the structural exclusion of large segments of their population from their economic, social and political development. In my estimation,&nbsp;roughly three billion people\u2014one out of eve&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/building-inclusive-societies-in-fragile-states\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/what-a-narrow-focus-on-social-contracts-misses\/756070-1-eng-gb\/what-a-narrow-focus-on-social-contracts-misses_column.jpg\" alt=\"What a narrow focus on social contracts misses\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">What a narrow focus on social contracts misses<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/\">Seth Kaplan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t02 March 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tIn response to David Sogge, Seth Kaplan adds&nbsp;five ways in which those working to develop or enhance social contracts can be more effective.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/predictions-on-the-g7-process\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/predictions-on-the-g7-process\/657522-1-eng-gb\/predictions-on-the-g7-process_column.jpg\" alt=\"Predictions on the G7+ process\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/predictions-on-the-g7-process\/\">Predictions on the G7+ process<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/\">Seth Kaplan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21 September 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tGuestblogger Seth Kaplan&#8217;s second blog post on the rise of the g7+ group of 18 fragile and conflict-affected states&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/predictions-on-the-g7-process\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/g7-breaking-from-how-things-are-done\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/g7-breaking-from-how-things-are-done\/657345-1-eng-gb\/g7-breaking-from-how-things-are-done_column.jpg\" alt=\"G7+: breaking from how things are done \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/g7-breaking-from-how-things-are-done\/\">G7+: breaking from how things are done <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/\">Seth Kaplan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20 September 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tGuestblogger Seth Kaplan on the rise of the g7+ group of 18 fragile and conlfict-affected states&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/human-security-blog\/g7-breaking-from-how-things-are-done\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/spurring-economic-transition\/world-bank-neglects-the-needs-of-small-businesses\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/spurring-economic-transition\/world-bank-neglects-the-needs-of-small-businesses\/471793-1-eng-gb\/world-bank-neglects-the-needs-of-small-businesses_column.jpg\" alt=\"World Bank neglects the needs of small businesses \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/spurring-economic-transition\/world-bank-neglects-the-needs-of-small-businesses\/\">World Bank neglects the needs of small businesses <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/\">Seth Kaplan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 June 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tSmall business are crucial in creating an inclusive economy. But the World Bank\u2019s Doing Business Report does not focus on the most important issues they face.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/spurring-economic-transition\/world-bank-neglects-the-needs-of-small-businesses\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\" Seth Kaplan: The key is self sufficiency\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"> Seth Kaplan: The key is self sufficiency<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/\">Seth Kaplan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tAlthough many reports and books discuss the problems with development aid, few have been as bold in setting out so comprehensive an alternative vision.I complement the WRR on its work \u2013 but wonder to what extent the Netherlands will be able to imp&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/rethinking-state-building\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/images\/broker-16\/muur-met-gat\/723025-1-eng-gb\/muur-met-gat_column.jpg\" alt=\"Rethinking state building\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/articles\/rethinking-state-building\/\">Rethinking state building<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kaplan-seth\/\">Seth Kaplan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 07, 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tAlthough the international community has focused on how to fix fragile states, none of its standard remedies has addressed the fundamental problems. 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