Reconstructing war-torn societies : afganistan / Sultan Barakat.
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TextSeries: Third world quarterly: Publisher: [S.l.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004Description: 212 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 1403920648 (hardcover); 9781403920645 (hardcover)Subject(s): Afghanistan | Economic assistance | Economic history | Humanitarian assistance | Political science | Social history | War on Terrorism (2001-2009) | War--Economic aspectsDDC classification: 958.1046 LOC classification: HC420.D4Online resources: Amazon.com Summary: As international attention focuses on the rebuilding of Afghanistan, this collection looks critically at the evolution and meaning of the core concepts underpinning aims and strategies for recovery: the key role of institutional development and capacity building in establishing good governance, based on collaboration between state, civil society and market; the empirical consensus, over many decades, for best practice in development; the acknowledgement that recovery of war-torn societies is a development challenge. It is also shown that, despite this understanding, operational practice continues to contradict these principles and lessons learned from proven experience.
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As international attention focuses on the rebuilding of Afghanistan, this collection looks critically at the evolution and meaning of the core concepts underpinning aims and strategies for recovery: the key role of institutional development and capacity building in establishing good governance, based on collaboration between state, civil society and market; the empirical consensus, over many decades, for best practice in development; the acknowledgement that recovery of war-torn societies is a development challenge. It is also shown that, despite this understanding, operational practice continues to contradict these principles and lessons learned from proven experience.
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