Directions for Socio-Economic Recovery in Post Conflict Countries

by HANS J. APITZ

Chapter & Title
1. Introduction
2. The Problem of War in Recent History
3. Post-Conflict Politics
3.1. Federation versus Partition
3.2. Involving the People
4. Setting Priorities
4.1. Ensuring Survival and Security
4.2. The Political System
4.3. Public Institutions
4.4. Socio-economic Recovery
4.5. Conclusions
5. The Human Emergency and Internal Security
6. Public Institutions
6.1. The New Political Order and its Enemies
6.2. The Skills Gap
7. The Budget Problem, and How to Solve It
7.1. The Army
7.2. Education and Health
7.3. Other Expenditures
7.3.1. Civil Servants
7.3.2. State-owned Enterprises
7.3.3. The Social Safety Net
7.4. Public Revenue; or; Where There is No Money, There is No Peace
8. Post-Conflict Economic Policies
8.1. Shortcomings of Current Policies
8.2. Proposed Key Economic Policies for Post-Conflict Countries
8.3. Other Important Policies
9. Restarting the Economy: The Productive Sectors
9.1. Agriculture
9.2. Non-Farm Small Enterprises
9.3. Banks and Medium to Large Enterprises
10. Foundations for a Better Future: Education, Health and Infrastructure
11. Financing and Implementation
11.1. Cost and Financing
11.2. Implementation
12. What Should Be Done
12.1. Essential Rules
12.2. Other Recommendations
Appendix 1. Table
Civil Wars by Year and Type, Partitions, War Recurrence, and Low-Level Violence
Appendix 2. Figures
Simulations of the Probability of Civil War
Appendix 3. Bibliography

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