{"product_id":"2940148543473","title":"Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption: Challenges for Postconflict Societies","description":"Effectively analyzes the characteristics and effects of building anticorruption provisions into negotiated settlements in post-civil war situations.\u003cbr\u003eJens Anndvig, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and World Bank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocieties emerging from conflict, whose governing institutions typically are weak and inefficient, are particularly susceptible to corruption. Losing factions may use corrupt means to continue a bid for power or redress grievances, and winning factions find new powers to raid state coffers and siphon donor assistance funds. In Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption, Bertram Spector argues that the peace negotiation table is the best place to lay the groundwork for good governance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from six case studies, Spector identifies key ingredients to building integrity into new governments: establishing cease-fires, negotiating future governance and anticorruption reforms, adequate and timely development assistance to implement the reforms, and continuing public participation in postagreement negotiations. The volume assesses the effectiveness of anticorruption measures and outlines best practices to build legitimate criminal justice systems, transparent and accountable legislative and political systems, effective governance practices, independent media, and sustainable economies in post-conflict societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author concludes that ending violence through a negotiated cease-fire is not likely, by itself, to be sufficient, but addressing one of the initiating causes of conflict—corruption and abuse of power—is likely to strengthen the economic, political, and social fabric necessary for long-lasting peace and growth. This volume offers lessons for analysts and practitioners on how to structure negotiations to provide post-conflict societies with a sustainable new beginning.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"U.S. Institute of Peace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079107723504,"sku":"2940148543473","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148543473_p0.jpg?v=1763704318","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148543473","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}