Political economy of statebuilding: power after peace
Political economy of statebuilding: power after peace
- London Routledge 2013
- xxvii, 388 p.
his volume examines and evaluates the impact of international statebuilding interventions on the political economy of post-conflict countries over the past 20 years.
While statebuilding today is typically discussed in the context of ‘peacebuilding’ and ‘stabilisation’ operations, the current phase of interest in external interventions to (re)build and strengthen governmental institutions can be traced back to the ‘good governance’ policies of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the early 1990s. These sought political changes and improvements in the quality of governance in countries that were subject to, or were seeking support under, IFI-designed structural adjustment programmes.
9780415521574
Nation-building
Postwar reconstruction
Nation-building - Case studies
Postwar reconstruction - Case studies
327.1 / P6
his volume examines and evaluates the impact of international statebuilding interventions on the political economy of post-conflict countries over the past 20 years.
While statebuilding today is typically discussed in the context of ‘peacebuilding’ and ‘stabilisation’ operations, the current phase of interest in external interventions to (re)build and strengthen governmental institutions can be traced back to the ‘good governance’ policies of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the early 1990s. These sought political changes and improvements in the quality of governance in countries that were subject to, or were seeking support under, IFI-designed structural adjustment programmes.
9780415521574
Nation-building
Postwar reconstruction
Nation-building - Case studies
Postwar reconstruction - Case studies
327.1 / P6