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The beginner's guide to nation-building / James Dobbins ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG_557-SRF.
- Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG_557-SRF
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nation-building.
- Nation-building--Case studies.
- Peace-building.
- Democratization.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xlii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division, 2007.
- Summary:
- This guidebook is designed as a contribution to future nation-building efforts. It is organized around the components that make up any nation-building mission: planning, military and police contingents, civil administrators, humanitarian and relief efforts, governance, economic stabilization, democratization, and infrastructure development. This guide is intended to help practitioners avoid repeating earlier mistakes, help political leaders evaluate the cost and likelihood of success in any proposed operation, and help citizens evaluate their government's consequent performance.
- Contents:
- Preparing for nation-building
- The military
- The police
- Rule of law
- Humanitarian relief
- Governance
- Economic stabilization
- Democratization
- Development
- Conclusion: the cost of nation building
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the authors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780833039880
- 0833039881
- OCLC:
- 77574609
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