Building a new Afghanistan / Robert I. Rotberg, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Peace Foundation.

Rotberg, Robert I.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building--Afghanistan.

Nation-building.

Postwar reconstruction--Afghanistan.

Postwar reconstruction.

Democratization--Afghanistan.

Democratization.

National security--Afghanistan.

National security.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-.

Afghanistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Discusses what Afghanistan and the international community should do to resolve dangerous issues and bolster a still fragile state. Offers a blueprint for moving toward greater democracy and prosperity while arguing that the future success of state building in Afghanistan depends on diversifying the economy and enhancing its economic status"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Map of Afghanistan

Renewing the Afghan State / Robert I. Rotberg

The legacy of war and the challenge of peace building / Ali A. Jalali

Strengthening security in contemporary Afghanistan : coping with the Taliban / Hekmat Karzai

Neither stable nor stationary : the politics of transition and recovery / Paula R. Newberg

Rebuilding a robust Afghan economy / Alastair J. McKechnie

Revitalizing Afghanistan's economy : the government's plan / Hedayat Amin Arsala

Regional development in greater Central Asia : the Afghan pivot / S. Frederick Starr

Responding to the opium dilemma / Cindy Fazey

The place of the province in Afghanistan's subnational governance / Sarah Lister and Hamish Nixon.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610765720

9781280765728

1280765720

9780815775652

0815775652

OCLC:

476039283