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Title The beginner's guide to nation-building / James Dobbins [and others].

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division, 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (xlii, 284 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome.
Description data file
Series Rand Corporation monograph series
Rand Corporation monograph series.
Note "MG-557-SRF."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index.
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.
Summary Since the end of the Cold War, the United States, NATO, the United Nations, and a range of other states and nongovernmental organizations have become increasingly involved in nation-building operations. Nation-building involves the use of armed force as part of a broader effort to promote political and economic reforms, with the objective of transforming a society emerging from conflict into one at peace with itself and its neighbors. This guidebook is a practical "how-to" manual on the conduct of effective nation-building. It is organized around the constituent elements that make up any nation-building mission: military, police, rule of law, humanitarian relief, governance, economic stabilization, democratization, and development. The chapters describe how each of these components should be organized and employed, how much of each is likely to be needed, and the likely cost. The lessons are drawn principally from 16 U.S.- and UN-led nation-building operations since World War II and from a forthcoming study on European-led missions. In short, this guidebook presents a comprehensive history of best practices in nation-building an serves as an indispensable reference for the preplanning of future interventions and for contingency planning on the ground
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject Nation-building.
Nation-building.
Nation-building -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject Peace-building.
Peace-building.
Democratization.
Democratization.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Added Author Dobbins, James, 1942-
Other Form: Print version: Beginner's guide to nation-building. Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division, 2007 9780833039880 0833039881 (DLC) 2006100823 (OCoLC)77574609
ISBN 9780833042644 (electronic book)
0833042645 (electronic book)
9780833039880
0833039881
1281181064
9781281181060
9786611181062
6611181067
1433709392
9781433709395
Report No. RAND/MG-557-SRF