Institution Building in Weak States. Andrew Radin

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      Names: Radin, Andrew, author.

      Title: Institution Building in Weak States : The Primacy of Local Politics / Andrew Radin.

      Description: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019038735 (print) | LCCN 2019038736 (ebook) | ISBN 9781626167940 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781626167957 (paperback) | ISBN 9781626167964 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Postwar reconstruction—Case studies. | Nation-building—Case studies. | Institution building—Case studies. | Elite (Social sciences)

      Classification: LCC JZ6300 .R34 2020 (print) | LCC JZ6300 (ebook) | DDC 327.1/11—dc23

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       For my father, Arthur

       CONTENTS

       List of Illustrations

       Preface

       Acknowledgments

       Abbreviations

       1Introduction

       2The Domestic Opposition Theory and Alternative Theories

       3Creating Central Governments in Kosovo and Iraq

       4Defense Reform in Bosnia and Timor-Leste

       5Police Reform in Bosnia and Iraq

       6Defense Reform in Ukraine

       7Conclusion

       Appendix: Research Design and Methodology

       Selected Bibliography

       Index

       About the Author