Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/93701 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2013/126
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Why do some states, with foreign assistance, transition from 'fragile' to 'robust?' Scholars in state-building have argued that neotrusteeship is an effective strategy by which external organizations might build post-conflict states. This working paper tests this hypothesis, and two related propositions, in a paired comparison between Kosovo and East Timor. The two states are ideal for comparison in that they share many similar characteristics, including, most crucially, the fact that both experienced regional peace enforcement operations to end violent conflict, followed by massive neotrusteeship operations. However, they have had divergent results in post-conflict state-building: While the state and economy are gradually becoming stronger in East Timor, the same cannot be said of Kosovo, which continues to be plagued by high unemployment, low growth, corruption, and organized crime. Many of Kosovo's problems can be traced back to the strategy of dividing international responsibility for the neotrusteeship operations.
Subjects: 
Kosovo
East Timor
United Nations
peacekeeping
neotrusteehsip
post-conflict development
JEL: 
O19
F5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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