Rebuilding War-Torn States: The Challenge of Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199237735 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rebuilding War Torn States The book is very readable for non-economists. The topic is important, timely and interesting. The author's experience and knowledge are deep and she applies it logically to several case studies including Iraq and Afghanistan. I would highly recommend the book to anyone with an interest or a need to better understand international politics.. "Peacebuilding- here's the how" according to A.G., Master in International Affairs. This book offers a great comprehensive overview of the common challenges that post-conflict nations face. It does so by intertwining all relevant aspects in post-conflict states -political, social, etc- and not from a purely "classical" economic perspective.Del Castillo emphasizes the fact that reconstruction means, in these cases, 'not development as usual', and does so by using a myriad of cases that clearly illustrate her ideas throughout the book.I find the manner in which the case studies are turned into a sort of "road map", into a clear set of practical guidelines and lessons learned to be very useful. "The Economics of Peace" according to Christine Chu. This is an excellent book on how economics is key to maintaining the peace. As someone involved in peace operations but without an economics background, i was reluctant to read this book since i thought it was beyond my comprehension.everything is explained in ways that make a lot of sense and is easily understandable. the four case studies are really fascinating and a must to whoever goes into conflict or post-conflict countries. In fact, this book is excellent for countries in the north of Africa and the middle east in transition from dictatorships to democracies and how to approach the economic transition
She brings all this experience to bear, together with extensive reading of academic sources and institutional reports. Phelps, Nobel Prize Laureate for Economics 2006"An important contribution to debates about peace-building and postwar reconstruction. She concludes with incisive and provocative strategic lessons that neither the scholars nor the decision-makers can afford to neglect."--Michael W. This highlights how complex the task of reconstruction is when compared to development efforts in peaceful countries. ebuilding War-Torn States does justice to the complexity of the problems that the four states examined in detail here-- Afghanistan, El Salvador, Iraq
in Economics from Columbia University (1986), she has been adjunct professor there since 1990 and is now research scholar and associate director of the Center on Capitalism and Society. Her articles have appeared in top economic and political journals and newspapers worldwide.. Graciana del Castillo is an expert on countries in crises-both financial and post-conflict. She was the first
Post-conflict economic reconstruction is a critical part of the political economy of peacetime and one of the most important challenges in any peace-building or state-building strategy. After wars end, countries must negotiate a multi-pronged transition to peace: Violence must give way to public security; lawlessness, political exclusion, and violation of human rights must give way to the rule of law and participatory government; ethnic, religious, ideological, or class/caste confrontation must give way to national reconciliation; and ravaged and mismanaged war economies must be reconstructed and transformed into functioning market economies that enable people to earn a decent living.Yet, how can these vitally important tasks each be successfully managed? How should we go about rehabilitating basic services and physical and human infrastructure? Which policies and institutions are necessary to reactivate the economy in the short run and ensure sustainable development in the long run? What steps should countries take to bring about national reconciliation and the consolidation of peace? In all of these cases, unless the politica