Recovery From Armed Conflict In Developing Countries (routledge Studies In Development Economics, 14)

RECOVERY FROM ARMED CONFLICT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Since 1945 virtually all wars have been fought in developing countries. The vast majority have been internal, fought between governments and their opponents. Between thirty and forty such wars have occurred in each year of the 1980s and 90s. When these wars ended they left individuals, societies, political systems, economies and environments in total disarray. This study examines how a developing country can recover once the fighting stops. Recovery from Armed Conflict in Developing Countries focuses upon the usual challenges faced by a nation on the road to economic, political and social recovery. Drawing upon African and Asian case studies, specialist chapters explore such issues as: • • • • the financing of recovery; the demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants; the needs of women, children and refugees; community-led recovery. The contributors demonstrate that well before fighting stops, individuals and communities find their own ways of building peace. The authors call for planners, aid donors and international bodies to support and learn from this ‘bottom-up’ momentum towards peace. In this they see the potential for a more just society in the wake of war. Piecing together valuable work from international researchers, this is an important addition to the literature of peace studies and development economics. Geoff Harris is Associate Professor in Economics at the University of New England, Australia, where he also coordinates the Centre for Peace Studies. A development economist by training, his recent publications address the impact of military expenditure and the costs of armed conflict in developing countries. ROUTLEDGE STUDIES IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST Rodney Wilson MONETARY AND FINANCIAL POLICIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Growth and Stabilization Akhtar Hossain and Ants Chowdhury NEW DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS Growth, Environmental Concerns and Government in the 1990s Edited by Mats Lundahl and Benno J. Ndulu FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION AND INVESTMENT Kanhaya L. Gupta and Robert Lensink LIBERALIZATION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD Institutional and Economic Changes in Latin America, Africa and Asia Edited by Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and André Mommen FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH Theory and Experiences from Developing Countries Edited by Niels Hermes and Robert Lensink THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY Macroeconomic Prospects for the Medium Term Finn Tarp and Peter Brixen PUBLIC SECTOR PAY AND ADJUSTMENT Lessons from Five Countries Edited by Christopher Colclough EUROPE AND ECONOMIC REFORM IN AFRICA Structural Adjustment and Economic Diplomacy Obed O. Mailafia POST-APARTHEID SOUTHERN AFRICA Economic Challenges and Policies for the Future Edited by Lennart Petersson FINANCIAL INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT Liberalization and Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa Ernest Aryeetey and Machiko Nissanke REGIONALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION IN THE MODERN WORLD ECONOMY Perspectives on the Third World and Transitional Economies Edited by Alex F. Fernández Jilberto and André Mommen THE AFRICAN ECONOMY Policy, Institutions and the Future Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa RECOVERY FROM ARMED CONFLICT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Edited by Geoff Harris SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises Carl Liedholm and Donald C.