Quote Originally Posted by Bill Moore View Post
There is a difference between establishing governance and a government according to one source I recall reading. A state run by a government is recognized by the international community and it develops institutions. Governance means controlling the area without international recognition.
Certainly true, but with or without recognition, those who control must sooner or later begin to govern, and when that happens money makes a difference. I was just responding to Outlaw's claim that the ingredients for a viable State were already in place, which seemed to me exaggerated.