The country is governed poorly, with corruption and heavy bureaucracy at all levels.

Accepting the argument that Somalia is a failed state and other nations in the region are poorly governed, there is another (global) dimension to the current crisis.

'It isn't strange if the small nation is well governed and holds together, while the big nation is poorly governed and flies apart.'

It has become clear that plenty of poorly governed nations, including Nigeria, Angola, Ecuador and Venezuela, would probably have been better off had they never discovered oil or other valuable minerals.

To be sure, the share of poorly governed companies from last year is lower than the 63 percent registered in 2002.

Sub-Saharan Africa, hit by falling commodity prices, poorly governed and unable to attract even much domestic investment, missed out on the manufacturing-led trade boom of the late 20th century.

Although the Delta region is the main source of government income, it is poor and poorly governed, suffering from violence and corruption.

We must coerce our Governments and powerful agencies to stop this exploitation and criminality by the corporations in poorly governed areas of the world.

The crisis is hitting us full in the face at a time when our European integration is fragile and comprises poorly governed and, in some cases, corrupt States.

Later in the United States, vigilante groups arose in poorly governed frontier areas where criminals preyed upon the citizenry with impunity.