Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Lessons from Afghanistan

• Main Author: Zimmerman, S. Rebecca (auth)
• Other Authors: Egel, Daniel (auth), Blum, Ilana (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2016
• Subjects: Development economics & emerging economies; Asian history; Torts / Delicts; Warfare & defence; Political economy; History; Business; Political Science; Law
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, a multi-year endeavor for the U.S. Department of Defense, sought to use private-sector strategies to create sustainable economies in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this report, RAND researchers use semistructured interviews and both public and internal...