 | ISBN: 978-1-55587-652-4 $24.95 | |
| 1997/329 pages/LC: 96-25508 | ||
This collection addresses three questions fundamental to international aid to war-torn societies: What are the sectors that require assistance to promote political stability and economic growth? What lessons can be learned from past experience? And how, together with the leadership of the affected societies, can more effective policies and programs be designed and implemented?
Drawing on case studies, the authors focus particularly on issues of food security, health services, human rights, military demobilization, resettlement, and reconciliation at the local level.
"The subsequent challenges faced, achievements gained, and hurdles to be overcome to achieve a lasting peace in deeply divided societies are well presented in Rebuilding Societies After Civil War. Krishna Kumar and the other authors of this volume clearly highlight how the needs, demands and pressures faced by those recuperating from civil wars center on fundamental issues that in turn determine if the peace achieved would be a temporary or lasting one.... recommended to all those involved in peacemaking efforts and to all those interested in understanding the opportunities and constraints post-civil war societies are likely to present."—Neil DeVotta, Journal of Third World Studies
"What Kumar and his authors have produced is a very significant—and one suspects highly original—contribution both to scholarship and to the NGO sector."—Anthony Egan, Journal of Contemporary African Studies
"Development and conflict prevention practitioners alike ... will find plenty to think over in this useful volume."—New Routes
"A highly recommendable work."—NOD and Conversion