Good Intentions: Pledges of Aid for Postconflict RecoveryShepard Forman, Stewart Patrick Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000 - 432 pages This comparative study is concerned with the causes - and consequences - of failures to fulfill pledges to aid postconflict and transitional societies. In each of the six case studies, the coauthors first establish the sources, composition, and objectives of pledged aid and examine aid conditionality, delivery, and coordination. They then trace aid absorption, benefits, and impact on peace building and recovery. Finally, they assess the causes, consequences, and lessons of pledge gaps: What explains shortfalls in aid delivery? What social, economic, and political difficulties have ensued? And what does the experience suggest for future multilateral efforts at transition assistance? Good intentions notwithstanding, it is clear that recurrent delays and failures in aid follow-through can threaten vulnerable polities whose collapse would endanger regional peace and security. |
Contents
The Donor Community and the Challenge | 35 |
Cambodia | 52 |
Sorpong Peou with Kenji Yamada | 67 |
El Salvador | 126 |
Mozambique | 164 |
The Palestinian Territories | 209 |
South Africa | 254 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 329 |
List of Acronyms | 383 |
The Contributors | 411 |
About the Book 432 | 429 |
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