num_pages: 318
description: This guidebook is designed as a contribution to future nation-building efforts. It is organized around the components that make up any nation-building planning, military and police contingents, civil administrators, humanitarian and relief efforts, governance, economic stabilization, democratization, and infrastructure development. This guide is intended to help practitioners avoid repeating earlier mistakes, help political leaders evaluate the cost and likelihood of success in any proposed operation, and help citizens evaluate their government's consequent performance.
language: English
title: The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building
titlecomplete: The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building
genres: International Relations, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 16
publisher: RAND Corporation