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Timothy Carney, former American ambassador to Sudan, and Victoria Butler, a freelance writer and former information officer for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, have written lengthy chapters describing the peoples, religions, geography, industries, and history of the country. In this lengthy photo essay, Michael Freeman's accomplished photographs are beautiful to look at, even as they're also faithful in reporting on the varied features of the land, people, and history that are the subjects of the book's three chapters.
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"The Sudan for most people is just a name in the news. This magnificent book corrects that; its wise and well-informed text and lavish pictures give the country a face--irresistable, photogenic, bewitching, and profoundly human, in all its fabulous Sudanese variety." -- Paul Theroux
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Marquand Books (September 30, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 029598533X
ISBN-13: 978-0295985336
Product Dimensions: 10 x 1.2 x 12.5 inches
Congress created the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) to provide independent and objective oversight of Afghanistan reconstruction projects and activities. Under the authority of Section 1229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), SIGAR conducts audits and investigations to: 1) promote efficiency and effectiveness of reconstruction programs, and 2) detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
Public Law 110-181 directs SIGAR to submit a quarterly report to Congress. This congressionally mandated report summarizes SIGAR's audits and investigative activities. The report also provides an overview of reconstruction activities in Afghanistan and includes a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with reconstruction.
SIGAR submits a Quarterly Report to Congress as required by its enabling legislation. The Quarterly Report to Congress is produced by SIGAR's Research and Analysis Directorate, and summarizes all of SIGAR's audits and investigative activities. The report also provides an overview of reconstruction activities in Afghanistan and includes a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with reconstruction.
Since the March 2003 invasion, the Congress appropriated about $50 billion in taxpayer dollars for Iraq's relief and reconstruction. This generous provision funded a continuously evolving rebuilding program that sought, among other things, to restore Iraq's essential services, establish new security forces, create a free-market economy, and put the country on the path to achieving an effective democracy. Hard Lessons, the first comprehensive account of the Iraq reconstruction effort, reviews in detail the United States' rebuilding program, shedding light on why certain programs worked while others fell short of goals.
This is a history of the Iraq reconstruction experience compiled by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). The manuscript is based on approximately 500 new interviews, as well as more than 600 audits, inspections, and investigations on which SIGIR has reported over the years. Laid out for the first time in a connected history, the material forms the basis for broad judgments on the rebuilding program.
Paperback: 374 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 18, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1482741237
ISBN-13: 978-1482741230
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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