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Privatizing Peace From Conflict to Security
Author: Allan Gerson, Nat J. Colletta

For the past decades, poverty and war have scarred the planet in ways that continue to frustrate the efforts of the international community to curtail them. Wherever the fault lies-in the unreadiness of post-colonial societies for democracy, in the inefficiency or shortsightedness of international organizations, in the cultural insensitivity of ... more »many multinational corporations, in varieties of human greed, or (most likely) some Gordian knot entangling all of these, one thing is certain-the need to solve the problem grows by the day. After September 11, it is clear that innovation and a commitment to utilize all of our resources will be a central hallmark of the strategy not only to win the war but also to win the peace. Privatizing Peace: From Conflict to Security is the first book to explore the possibilities of a fusion in depth. Drawing on first-hand experience of World Bank and UN initiatives, the authors pinpoint the weaknesses in the numerous peacekeeping missions of recent decades, as well as the blind spots in the thinking that guided them. Even more significantly, they clearly demonstrate the ways in which well-meaning stabilization and reconstruction programs fail to accommodate the economic and social imperatives of war-torn societies. But this visionary work is not merely an indictment of First World myopia in the face of Third World devastation. The authors offer cogent, well-thought-out recommendations, firmly grounded in current reality, with a powerful determination to avoid the repetition of past mistakes. Among their recommendations the reader will find: •specific measures to quickly further the explicit "partnering" arrangements between the UN and the World Bank; •numerous ways in which the valuable work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can be integrated, avoiding the all-too-common social and market distortions caused by conspicuous humanitarian assistance; •proposals for World Bank policies that will more realistically address poor governance and gross inequalities in economic distribution; •procedures for private sector engagement that can quickly create a skilled workforce even in a disrupted society; •the engagement of law firms to provide essential legal services in reestablishing the rule of law; and •transparent regulation allowing private military organizations to temporarily assume defense and police roles when governments lose the power to protect civil society from external and internal predators. To ensure the adequate and responsible coordination and implementation of all these measures, the authors propose a new institutional structure: a Peace Transitions Council (PTC) whose members-drawn from the UN, the World Bank, national governments, NGOs, civil society, and the private sector-would bring special relevant expertise to the development and management of peacebuilding programs on a case-by-case basis. Model Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws for such an organization, included as an annex, are careful to incorporate mechanisms for transparency and accountability and to provide for speed in emergencies. Privatizing Peace: From Conflict to Security presents an integrated cross-disciplinary approach based on measurable results. It is the most detailed and useful road map we have yet to lead us to rapid amelioration of what is perhaps the world's most pressing problem. It challenges officials and policymakers in international organizations, NGOs, and governments-as well as business leaders and academics-to become fully aware of their role in global civil society and to alter their patterns of thinking and acting. The authors' commitment, confident and pragmatic, is to a better tomorrow.

ISBN-13: 9781571052582
ISBN-10: 1571052585
Publication Date: 1/22/2002
Pages: 219
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Publisher: Transnational Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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