The UN's role in nation-building from the Congo to Iraq

Reviews UN efforts to transform eight unstable countries into democratic, peaceful, and prosperous partners, and compares those missions with United States nation-building operations. The UN provides the most suitable institutional framework for nation-building missions that require fewer than 20,00...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dobbins, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corp. 2005, 2005
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index
  • Congo
  • Namibia
  • El Salvador
  • Cambodia
  • Mozambique
  • Eastern Slavonia
  • Sierra Leone
  • East Timor
  • Iraq
  • Conclusion
  • Comparative analysis
  • The U.S. and UN ways of nation building