Obstacles to peacebuilding

1. Peacebuilding conceptual framework : From An agenda for peace and its supplement to An agenda for development -- 2. Economic reconstruction amid the multidisciplinary transition to peace -- 3. The economics of war, the economics of conflict resolution, the economics of peace, the economics of development -- 4. Economic reconstruction vs. development : evolving conceptual views -- 5. Peacebuilding at the UN : from conceptualization to operationalization -- 6. The peacebuilding record, lessons, and challenges -- 7. Specific economic issues affecting peacebuilding in selected countries -- 8. Policymaking premises for effective economic reconstruction -- 9. Moving forward : thinking outside the box.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Other abbreviations -- Foreword by Álvaro de Soto -- Introduction -- Identification of a major obstacle to peacebuilding -- Obstacles to peacebuilding revisited -- Organization of the book -- 1. Peacebuilding conceptual framework: From An Agenda for Peace and its supplement to An Agenda for Development -- Peacebuilding: conceptual definition, timing, and sequence -- Preventive diplomacy vs. post-conflict peacebuilding -- An "integrated approach" to human security and to development -- International financing of peacebuilding -- Sovereignty, policy ownership, and peacebuilding -- Other definitions and obstacles to peacebuilding -- Conclusions -- 2. Economic reconstruction amid the multidisciplinary transition to peace -- The security transition -- The political transition -- The social transition -- The economic transition -- Interrelations among the four distinct transitions -- Conclusions -- 3. The economics of war, the economics of conflict resolution, the economics of peace, the economics of development -- Terminology, phases, sequence, challenges, and policies -- Economic reconstruction: the evolving context from the Marshall Plan to the post-Cold War period -- Post-conflict economic reconstruction vs. development -- Conclusions -- 4. Economic reconstruction vs. development: evolving conceptual views -- Contrasting views in the 1990s at the UN and the BWIs -- Evolving views in the 2000s: the World Bank and the IMF -- Conclusions -- 5. Peacebuilding at the UN - from conceptualization to operationalization -- From Boutros-Ghali to Kofi Annan to Ban Ki-moon -- Peacebuilding architecture - world summit outcome (2005) -- The UN peacebuilding architecture 10-year record: an assessment -- It's the Economy, Stupid -- Conclusions