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The UN's role in nation-building : from the Congo to Iraq / James Dobbins ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Case studies.
- Democratization.
- Peace-building--Case studies.
- Peace-building.
- United Nations--Peacekeeping forces--Case studies.
- United Nations.
- United Nations--Military policy--Case studies.
- United Nations--Economic assistance--Case studies.
- United Nations--Technical assistance--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xliii, 273 pages) : illustrations, map
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Reviews UN efforts to transform eight unstable countries into democratic, peaceful, and prosperous partners, and compares those missions with U.S. nation-building operations. The UN provides the most suitable institutional framework for nation-building missions that require fewer than 20,000 men-one with a comparatively low cost structure, a comparatively high success rate, and the greatest degree of international legitimacy.
- Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Figures; Tables; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Congo; Chapter Three - Namibia; Chapter Four - El Salvador; Chapter Five - Cambodia; Chapter Six - Mozambique; Chapter Seven - Eastern Slavonia; Chapter Eight - Sierra Leone; Chapter Nine - East Timor; Chapter Ten - Iraq; Chapter Eleven - Lessons Learned; Chapter Twelve - Inputs and Outcomes; Chapter Thirteen - The U.S. and UN Ways of Nation-Building; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- "MG-304."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 721193915
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