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After war, many countries, such as Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, or Iraq, the transition to a democratic market economy extremely difficult. This failure to thrive, Dead Ends of Transition demonstrates, is often the result of national reliance on foreign aid. Rentier states, the contributors to this study argue, have few incentives to respond to the needs of their societies. Taking a closer look at the policies of rentier economies, this book further identifies new ways in which these countries and their international partners could work together to ease the critical transition to democracy.

Table of Contents
Rentier Economics as Obstacles to Development and Peace
Exits from the Dead Ends of Tranition I:
Overcoming the Resource Curse
Exits from the Dead Ends of Transition II:
Transforming Post-Conflict Societies
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