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Dependent communities aid and politics in Cambodia and East Timor Caroline Hughes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies on Southeast Asia ; no. 48 | Southeast Asia Program publicationsPublication details: Ithaca, N.Y. Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University 2009.Description: x, 265 pages maps 26 cmISBN:
  • 0877277788
  • 780877277781
  • 0877277486
  • 9780877277484
Other title:
  • Aid and politics in Cambodia and East Timor
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330. 0959 87 HUG
Contents:
1. "Welcome to Dili, fucken Australien": ambivalent responses to intervention 2. "Extremists" and "heroes": war-torn Cambodia and Timor 3. "Masters of independence": war-torn communities in international policy 4. "Full of malaria and too remote": constructin and policing the boundaries of home 5. "Normal and simple members of the community": demobilizing the mob 6. "Diligent and obedient boys": dependence and discretion in elite politics 7. "Khmer when it's easy, American when it's difficult": gatekeeping and the politics of authenticity 8. Empty shells: Nationalists adrift in the dependent peace.
Summary: "'Dependent Communities' investigates the political situations in contemporary Cambodia and East Timor, where powerful international donors intervened following deadly civil conflicts. This comparative analysis critiques international policies that focus on rebuilding state institutions to accommodate the global market. In addition, it explores the dilemmas of politicians in Cambodia and East Timor who struggle to satisfy both wealthy foreign benefactors and constituents at home." -- Back cover.
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Author is a resident of W.A.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-253) and index.

1. "Welcome to Dili, fucken Australien": ambivalent responses to intervention 2. "Extremists" and "heroes": war-torn Cambodia and Timor 3. "Masters of independence": war-torn communities in international policy 4. "Full of malaria and too remote": constructin and policing the boundaries of home 5. "Normal and simple members of the community": demobilizing the mob 6. "Diligent and obedient boys": dependence and discretion in elite politics 7. "Khmer when it's easy, American when it's difficult": gatekeeping and the politics of authenticity 8. Empty shells: Nationalists adrift in the dependent peace.

"'Dependent Communities' investigates the political situations in contemporary Cambodia and East Timor, where powerful international donors intervened following deadly civil conflicts. This comparative analysis critiques international policies that focus on rebuilding state institutions to accommodate the global market. In addition, it explores the dilemmas of politicians in Cambodia and East Timor who struggle to satisfy both wealthy foreign benefactors and constituents at home." -- Back cover.

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