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This book examines the use of aid in countries that have recently ended civil wars, using examples from Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Guatemala. It discusses the concept of peace conditionality, where aid is tied to the implementation of peace agreements. The book also explores how aid can promote investment in peace-related initiatives and the challenges of balancing long-term peacebuilding goals with immediate humanitarian needs. It concludes that successful peacebuilding requires not only rebuilding war-torn societies, but also rethinking and restructuring aid processes.
This book analyzes the provision of aid to countries that have undergone negotiated settlements to civil wars, drawing on recent experiences in Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Guatemala. It focuses on the potential for peace conditionality, linking aid to steps to implement accords and consolidate the peace. The book explores how aid can encourage domestic investment in peace-related needs; the reconciliation of long-run peacebuilding objectives with short-run humanitarian imperatives; and the obstacles that donors' priorities and procedures pose to effective aid for peace. It concludes that investing in peace requires not only the reconstruction of war-torn societies but also the reconstruction of aid itself.
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