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

• Author: Carnegie Corporation of New York.
• TeilnehmendeR: Dobbins, James, 1942-; Carnegie Corporation of New York.; Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the Carnegie Corporation of New York."; "RAND National Security Research Division."

This volume assesses the impact of U.S. presidential decisionmaking style and administrative structure on nation-building, from the post-World War II era through the Cold War, post-Cold War era, and current war on terrorism.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Presidential Style, Institutional Structure, and Bureaucratic Process; CHAPTER THREE Post-World War II Nation-Building: Germany and Japan; CHAPTER FOUR Post-Cold War Nation-Building: Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo; CHAPTER FIVE Post-9/11 Nation-Building: Afghanistan and Iraq; CHAPTER SIX Toward Better Decisions and More Competent Execution; Bibliography