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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457889103321

Titolo

Building a new Afghanistan [[electronic resource] /] / Robert I. Rotberg, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-76572-0

9786610765720

0-8157-7565-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RotbergRobert I

Disciplina

958.104/7

Soggetti

Nation-building - Afghanistan

Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan

Democratization - Afghanistan

National security - Afghanistan

Electronic books.

Afghanistan Politics and government 2001-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Map of Afghanistan -- Renewing the Afghan State / Robert I. Rotberg -- The legacy of war and the challenge of peace building / Ali A. Jalali -- Strengthening security in contemporary Afghanistan : coping with the Taliban / Hekmat Karzai -- Neither stable nor stationary : the politics of transition and recovery / Paula R. Newberg -- Rebuilding a robust Afghan economy / Alastair J. McKechnie -- Revitalizing Afghanistan's economy : the government's plan / Hedayat Amin Arsala -- Regional development in greater Central Asia : the Afghan pivot / S. Frederick Starr -- Responding to the opium dilemma / Cindy Fazey -- The place of the province in Afghanistan's subnational governance / Sarah Lister and Hamish Nixon.

Sommario/riassunto

"Discusses what Afghanistan and the international community should do to resolve dangerous issues and bolster a still fragile state. Offers a blueprint for moving toward greater democracy and prosperity while arguing that the future success of state building in Afghanistan depends on diversifying the economy and enhancing its economic



status"--Provided by publisher.