| Description |
1 online resource (321 pages) |
| Series |
Cass Series on Peacekeeping |
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Cass series on peacekeeping.
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| Contents |
Corruption and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: Selling the peace?; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Selling the peace? Corruption and post-conflict peacebuilding; PART I Corruption and peace-building: concepts and questions; 2 Conceptualising corruption in peacebuilding contexts; 3 Corruption and government; 4 Corrupting peace? Corruption, peacebuilding and reconstruction; 5 Aiding the state or aiding corruption? Aid and corruption in post-conflict countries; PART II Case studies |
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6 The political economy of corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina7 From ownership to imposition: the process of creating a legally accountable Bosnian judiciary; 8 Anti- corruption efforts in Liberia: are they aimed at the right targets?; 9 Corrupting or consolidating the peace? The drug economy and post-conflict peacebuilding in Afghanistan; 10 Reconstruction and peacebuilding under extreme adversity: the problem of pervasive corruption in Iraq; 11 The nexus of militarisation and corruption in post-conflict Sri Lanka; PART III Anti-corruption measures in peacebuilding contexts |
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12 Post-conflict reconstruction, legitimacy and anti-corruption commissions13 Part of the problem or part of the solution? Civil society and corruption in post-conflict states; 14 International campaigns for extractive industry transparency in post-conflict settings; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding. The problem of corruption has become increasingly important in war to peace transitions, eroding confidence in new democratic institutions, undermining economic development, diverting scarce public resources, and reducing the delivery of vital social services. Conflict-affected countries offer an ideal environment for pervasive corruption. Their weak administrative institutions and fragile legal and judicial systems mean that they lack the capacity to effectively investigate and punish corrupt beh |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheng, Christine
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| ISBN |
9780203803783 |
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0203803787 |
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