Curtain, Richard2018-03-262018-03-26http://hdl.handle.net/1885/142159What caused the current upheaval in East Timor? The World Bank’s President, Paul Wolfowitz, visited the country in early April, 2006 and hailed it as a model of post conflict recovery. He praised Timor-Leste’s social and political harmony and stability, due to the ‘country's sensible leadership and sound decision making which have helped put in place the building blocks for a stable peace and a growing economy’. However, the World Bank did state in July 2005 in a major assessment of the state of the country that: ‘Despite considerable progress, the current stability in Timor-Leste is fragile, and the country remains vulnerable to conflict’.AusAIDapplication/pdfen-AUThe permission to upload the paper was granted via email, archived in ERMS2253682Author/s retain copyright200610.25911/5f2000b16e1fd