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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone

Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Why did the American effort to rebuild Iraq go wrong, and what does life inside the Green Zone show about it?

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Author
Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Why read it

  • You will see how plans drawn up far from the ground meet reality, and why distance from the problem matters
  • You will learn to spot when a rebuilding effort is organised around the comfort of the people running it
  • You will understand how rules and budgets set elsewhere can keep help from reaching those who need it

Who it is for

  • A leader launching a big change from headquarters, far from the work
  • A reader asking what went wrong after the Iraq invasion
  • Someone who works with bureaucracies and wonders why money misses its target

Contents

  1. PART ONE—BUILDING THE BUBBLE
  2. 1 Versailles on the Tigris
  3. 2 A Deer in the Headlights
  4. The Green Zone, Scene I
  5. 3 You’re in Charge!
  6. The Green Zone, Scene II
  7. 4 Control Freak
  8. The Green Zone, Scene III
  9. 5 Who Are These People?
  10. The Green Zone, Scene IV
  11. 6 We Need to Rethink This
  12. The Green Zone, Scene V
  13. 7 Bring a Duffel Bag
  14. The Green Zone, Scene VI
  15. 8 A Yearning for Old Times
  16. PART TWO—SHATTERED DREAMS
  17. 9 Let This Be Over
  18. The Green Zone, Scene VII
  19. 10 The Plan Unravels
  20. The Green Zone, Scene VIII
  21. 11 A Fool’s Errand
  22. The Green Zone, Scene IX
  23. 12 We Cannot Continue Like This
  24. The Green Zone, Scene X
  25. 13 Missed Opportunities
  26. The Green Zone, Scene XI
  27. 14 Breaking the Rules
  28. The Green Zone, Scene XII
  29. 15 Crazy, If Not Suicidal
  30. The Green Zone, Scene XIII
  31. 16 A Lot Left to Be Done

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