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You, the people : the United Nations, transitional administration, and state-building
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You, the people : the United Nations, transitional administration, and state-building

Author: Simon Chesterman
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series: A project of the International Peace Academy.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Drawing on extensive new field research and interviews with key individuals, Simon Chesterman presents a concise history of UN state-building operations from colonial times to the problems faced in the early 21st century. Through a close examination of topics such as peace and security, the role of the UN as government, judicial reconstruction, economic reconstruction, and exit strategies, this book provides a  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Simon Chesterman
ISBN: 0199263485 9780199263486
OCLC Number: 53871968
Description: xx, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Colonies and occupied territories: Transitional Administration through the Twentieth Century --
Power and Change: The Evolution of United Nations Complex Peace Operations --
Peace and Security: The Use of Force to Maintain Law and Order --
Consultation and Accountability: Building Democracy through Benevolent Autocracy --
Justice and Reconcilitation: The Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Territories --
Relief and Reconstruction: The Politics of Humanitarian and Development Assistance --
Elections and Exit Strategies: No Exit without a Strategy, or No Strategy without an Exit? --
'You, the People': The Future of State-Building.
Series Title: A project of the International Peace Academy.
Responsibility: Simon Chesterman.
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Transitional administrations represents the complex operations of the United Nations. This book provides the history of UN state-building operations and a treatment of the five key issues confronting  Read more...

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"In 'You, The People', Chesterman provides a detailed and incisive analysis of the history, politics and problems of transitional administrations."

 
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