Good Intentions: Pledges of Aid for Postconflict Recovery

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2000

Good Intentions

Pledges of Aid for Postconflict Recovery

Edited by: Shepard Forman and Steward Patrick

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685852030

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This comparative study assesses the causes—and consequences—of failures to fulfill pledges of aid to postconflict societies. In each of six case studies, the coauthors (drawn from both donor states and recipient countries), evaluate multilateral efforts to support sustainable recovery and peacebuilding in societies emerging from protracted violence. They first establish the timing, composition, and objectives of aid pledged by the donor community. They then analyze the conditions that donors placed on their assistance, the mechanisms they created to coordinate it, and donor performance in delivering it. Next, they evaluate the recipient's ability to absorb external assistance and the impact that this aid has had for reconstruction and peacebuilding goals. Finally, they assess the causes, consequences, and lessons of any gaps between pledges and disbursements. What explains shortfalls in aid disbursement? And what do these recent experiences suggest for improving the multilateral design, mobilization, and coordination of assistance to postconflict societies? Good intentions notwithstanding, inadequate preparation, poor coordination, and lack of perseverance can threaten the recovery of vulnerable polities whose collapse would endanger regional peace and security.

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1 Introduction Shepard Forman and Stewart Patrick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Donor Community and the Challenge of Postconflict Recovery Stewart Patrick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3 Cambodia Sorpong Peou and Kenji Yamada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4 El Salvador Herman Rosa and Michael Foley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
5 Mozambique Nicole Ball and Sam Barnes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
6 The Palestinian Territories Rex Brynen, Hisham Awartani and Clare Woodcraft Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
7 South Africa Michael Bratton and Chris Landsberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatko Hertić, Amela Šapčanin and Susan L. Woodward Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
9 Beyond Good Intentions: External Assistance and Peace Building James K. Boyce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
List of Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	411
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	432

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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Published: March 1, 2000
ISBN: 9781685852030