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Title The UN's role in nation-building : from the Congo to Iraq / James Dobbins [and others].

Imprint Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corp., 2005.

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 Axe JSTOR Open Ebooks  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (xliii, 273 pages) : illustrations, map
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Description data file
Series Rand Corporation monograph series
Rand Corporation monograph series (Online)
Note Title from title screen (viewed March 17, 2005).
"MG-304."
Summary 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 20,000 men -- one with a comparatively low cost structure, a comparatively high success rate, and the greatest degree of international legitimacy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
Contents 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.
Access University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login on and off-campus.
Subject United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Case studies.
United Nations -- Military policy -- Case studies.
United Nations -- Economic assistance -- Case studies.
United Nations -- Technical assistance -- Case studies.
Nations Unies -- Forces de maintien de la paix -- Études de cas.
Nations Unies -- Politique militaire -- Études de cas.
Nations Unies -- Aide économique -- Études de cas.
Nations Unies -- Assistance technique -- Études de cas.
United Nations
Vereinte Nationen
Vereinte Nationen Friedensmission
Vereinte Nationen Mission in Ost-Timor
Vereinte Nationen Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia
Vereinte Nationen Mission in Sierra Leone
Vereinte Nationen Unterstützungsmission in Osttimor
Vereinte Nationen Übergangsverwaltung der Vereinten Nationen für Osttimor
Conference on Disarmament
Democratization -- Case studies.
Peace-building -- Case studies.
Démocratisation -- Études de cas.
Consolidation de la paix -- Études de cas.
Democratization
Economic assistance
Military policy
Peace-building
Peacekeeping forces
Technical assistance
Militärische Intervention
Nationenbildung
Unruhen
Kambodscha.
Demokratische Republik Kongo
El Salvador
Irak
Katanga
Moçambique
Namibia
Osttimor
Sierra Leone
Slawonien -- Ost
Cambodge
Natievorming.
Verenigde Naties.
Organização internacional.
Política internacional.
Força de paz.
Força militar.
Nação (aspectos políticos)
Chronological Term Geschichte 1960-2003.
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Added Author Dobbins, James, 1942-
In: Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR
Other Form: Print version: UN's role in nation-building (DLC) 2004027669 (OCoLC)57143098
ISBN 9780833037565 (electronic bk.)
0833037560 (electronic bk.)
0833035894
9780833035899
0883035894
Report No. RAND/MG-304-RC
Standard No. AU@ 000026852866
AU@ 000053241609
GBVCP 1008648841
NZ1 12048778

 
    
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