Means to what end? : policymaking and state-building in Afghanistan / Sarah Parkinson ; editing Shannon Mathieu ; layout Jay Lamey.
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TextSeries: ; (Synthesis paper series)Publication details: Kabul : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), c2010.Description: x, 63 p. : col. ill., charts ; 28 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - Pamphlet DS 371.412 .P37 2010/ + /PDF /(1.2MB)
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“November 2010”.
“Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit”—at head of title.
“Includes bibliography”—(p. 59-62).
Contents: List of figures, tables, photos and boxes—Acronyms—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Methodology—3. Policymaking and the state-building agenda in Afghanistan—4. Policymaking at the ministerial and interministerial level—5. Beyond the reach of donors : sub national appointments and lawmaking—6. Leveraging change : option for strengthening state legitimacy—References—Recent publications from AREU.
Summary: “State-building is a narrative, although not fully coherent or developed, that has served to coordinate and focus international intervention in Afghanistan, in collaboration with the emergent Afghan state, from 2001. Actors engaged with state-building include Afghan politician, civil servants and national technical advisors, as well as a variety of diplomats and analysts working on behalf of the United Nations or one of the 62 aid contributing countries and agencies…”—(p. 1).