The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building

by Dobbins, James; Jones, Seth G.; Crane, Keith; Degrasse, Beth

• ISBN13: 9780833039880
• ISBN10: 0833039881
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 3/16/2007
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

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.

Author Biography

Seth G. Jones is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. iii
Preface	p. ix
Figures	p. xiii
Tables	p. xv
Summary	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxxix
Abbreviations	p. xli
Preparing for Nation-Building	p. 1
The Military	p. 19
The Police	p. 47
Rule of Law	p. 73
Humanitarian Relief	p. 109
Governance	p. 135
Economic Stabilization	p. 161
Democratization	p. 189
Development	p. 213
Conclusion: The Cost of Nation-Building	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 261
Index	p. 277
About the Authors	p. 283
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