After the war : nation-building from FDR to George W. Bush / James Dobbins [and others].

Other author Dobbins, James, 1942-
Other author Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Format Book
Publication InfoSanta Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division, 2008.
Descriptionxxxv, 152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Nation-building--Case studies.
Intervention (International law)--Case studies.
Democratization--Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations. --1945-1989. --Case studies.
United States--Foreign relations. --1989-. --Case studies.
United States--Military policy. --Case studies.

Contents Introduction -- Presidential style, institutional structure, and bureaucratic process -- Post-World War II nation-building: Germany and Japan -- Post-Cold War nation-building: Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo -- Post-9/11 natio-building: Afghanistan and Iraq -- Toward better decisions and more competent execution.
Abstract From the post-World War II era through the Cold War, post-Cold War era, and current war on terrorism, this volume assesses how U.S. presidential decisionmaking style and administrative structure can work in favor of, as well as against, the nation-building goals of the U.S. government and military and those of its coalition partners and allies.
General note"Prepared for the Carnegie Corporation of New York."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-152).
Issued in other formOnline version: After the war. Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division, 2008
Issued in other formOnline version: After the war. Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division, 2008
LCCN 2008019408
ISBN9780833041814 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0833041819 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E840 .A5895 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold