Professional paper
Needed, a New Marshall Plan: Framing Bosnia’s Economic Strategy
Waren H. Switzer
Abstract
Since the conclusion of the Balkan War of 1991-1995, the world has observed an uneasy armistice in Bosnia. Plainly, military forces can “win” conflicts and police an armistice, but they cannot make peace. Without significant progress in the civilian part of the effort, the military portion ultimately is meaningless. In its struggle for survival,
Bosnia is like other states; no state survives without a viable economy. Unless Bosnia’s social machinery is engaged in successfully crafting and maintaining peace, the current armistice will persist. There is the need for extensive external assistance and
a coherent plan of administering that assistance. However, it is unclear that the assistance being provided is sufficient in type or amount. More telling is the absence of any recognizable organization or plan that can bring coherence and precedence to the current situation. Bosnia must have an economic renaissance to survive, and
that requires protracted, coherent assistance following a proven model. What Bosnia needs is a modern equivalent of the Marshall Plan.
Keywords
Economics; Strategy; Bosnia; Marshall Plan; Rehabilitation
Hrčak ID:
2872
URI
Publication date:
31.12.1999.
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