Building a new Afghanistan / Robert I. Rotberg, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : World Peace Foundation ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.Description: ix, 242 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780815775683 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0815775687 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780815775690 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0815775695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 958.104/7 22
LOC classification:
  • DS371.4. R68.B85 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.