Mission not accomplished: What went wrong with Iraqi reconstruction

Journal of Strategic Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-473

  Bensahel, Nora ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalition provisional authority; Iraq; Office of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

PEACEKEEPING; POPULAR PROTEST; POST-WAR; RECONSTRUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33745841265     PISSN: 01402390     EISSN: 1743937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402390600765876     Document Type: Article

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