Overcoming obstacles to peace : local factors in nation-building / James Dobbins [and seven others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobbins, James, 1942-

Dobbins, James, 1942- author.

Series:

Rand Corporation monograph series.

Rand Corporation monograph series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building.

Nation-building--Case studies.

Peace-building.

Democratization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xliii, 304 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following on a series of RAND Corporation studies of nation-building, this monograph analyzes the impediments that local conditions pose to successful outcomes in these interventions. It examines how external actors and local leaders in a variety of societies modified or worked around those conditions to promote enduring peace.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Preface

Figures

Tables

Summary

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

CHAPTER TWO: Which Local Factors Pose Challenges to Nation-Building?

Factors That Raise the Risk of Conflict Renewal

Civil War Onset

Civil War Recurrence

How Great Is the Risk of Recurrence?

Structure of the Case Studies

Tailoring Nation-Building to Local Factors

CHAPTER THREE: Cambodia

Local Factors Before the Peace

Geographical and Geopolitical

Cultural and Social

Economic

Political

Institutional

Nation-Building Efforts

Outcomes

Local Attitudes

Conclusions

What Local Factors Posed the Greatest Challenges?

Were Local Factors Modified or Circumvented to Promote Enduring Peace?

CHAPTER FOUR: El Salvador

CHAPTER FIVE: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Local Attitudes.

Geographical and Geopolitical

CHAPTER SIX: East Timor

CHAPTER SEVEN: Sierra Leone

CHAPTER EIGHT: Democratic Republic of the Congo

What Local Factors Posed the Greatest Challenges?.

Were Local Factors Modified or Circumvented to Promote Enduring Peace?

CHAPTER NINE: Estimating the Challenges and Comparing with Outcomes

Sustaining Peace

Promoting Democracy

Improving Governance

Achieving Economic Growth

Advancing Human Development

Summing Up

CHAPTER TEN: Conclusions

The Transformational Limits of Nation-Building

Factors Crucial to Establishing Enduring Peace

Geopolitics

Patronage Networks

The Impact of Geopolitics and Patronage Networks in 20 Cases

Dissimilar Societies, Similar Instruments

Establishing Realistic Expectations

APPENDIXES

A. Performance Indicators and Nation-Building Inputs for 20 Major Post-Cold War Nation-Building Interventions

B. Economic Growth Statistics for Nation-Building Interventions in Comparative Perspective

References.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Dobbins, James Overcoming Obstacles to Peace

ISBN:

9780833078636

0833078631

OCLC:

870420656