| Preface |
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| Summary |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Abbreviations |
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1 | (16) |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (3) |
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1.3 Our Assessment Approach |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (2) |
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1.5 Organization of This Report |
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14 | (3) |
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Chapter Two History of CERP |
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17 | (28) |
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2.1 CERP's Origins as the Commander's Discretionary Fund |
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18 | (2) |
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2.2 CERP Is Established by the Coalition Provisional Authority |
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20 | (3) |
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2.3 Congressional Support for CERP in Iraq and Afghanistan |
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23 | (7) |
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2.4 Evolution of DoD Guidance |
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30 | (3) |
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2.5 "Money as a Weapons System" in Iraq and Afghanistan |
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33 | (3) |
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2.6 Afghan Infrastructure Fund |
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36 | (1) |
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2.7 "I-CERP" Is Established as an Iraqi Government Program |
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37 | (3) |
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2.8 CERP in Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (2) |
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Chapter Three Perspectives on CERP |
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3.1 Strategic Perspectives |
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47 | (17) |
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3.2 Oversight Community Perspectives |
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64 | (6) |
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3.3 Academic and Journalistic Perspectives |
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70 | (8) |
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3.4 Overview of Existing Perspectives and Implications for Assessment |
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78 | (3) |
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Chapter Four CERP Activity in Afghanistan |
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81 | (16) |
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4.1 Evolution of CERP Activity |
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82 | (7) |
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4.2 Determinants of CERP Activity |
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89 | (5) |
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4.3 Implications for Quantitative Analysis |
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94 | (3) |
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Chapter Five Exploring How and Why CERP Was Used |
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97 | (38) |
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98 | (5) |
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103 | (11) |
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114 | (9) |
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5.4 Overarching Perceptions of CERP |
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123 | (8) |
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131 | (4) |
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Chapter Six Good Practices for Implementation |
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135 | (26) |
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6.1 Administration Challenges |
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136 | (7) |
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6.2 Environmental Challenges |
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143 | (3) |
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6.3 Challenges Involving Both Administration and Environment |
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146 | (4) |
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6.4 Good Practices in Response to Challenges |
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150 | (8) |
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158 | (3) |
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Chapter Seven Quantitative Assessment of CERP |
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161 | (40) |
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163 | (11) |
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7.2 Estimating the Aggregate Impact of CERP |
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174 | (13) |
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7.3 Exploring the Mechanism of CERP's Influence |
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187 | (11) |
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7.4 Summary of Key Results |
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198 | (3) |
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Chapter Eight Conclusions and Policy Implications |
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201 | (14) |
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8.1 What Do We Know About CERP? |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (1) |
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8.3 CERP's Applicability to Future Contingency Operations |
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204 | (5) |
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8.4 Insights for Improving CERP |
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209 | (2) |
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8.5 Preparing CERP for Future Contingency Operations |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (10) |
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B Quantitative Data Used for Assessing CERP |
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225 | (24) |
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C Geographical Component of Interview Data |
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249 | (6) |
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D CERP and Humanitarian Assistance/Civil Military Operations in OEF-Philippines |
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255 | (10) |
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E CERP in Operation Moshtarak |
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265 | (12) |
| References |
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