From Conflict to Recovery in Africa

by Tony Addison

Overview

War has destroyed the hopes and lives of millions of Africans. How can we help Africa's communities to recover? How can we ensure that recovery from conflict benefits the poor and not just a narrow elite? These are just some of the vital questions asked and answered in this important new book, which is one of the first to thoroughly examine recovery from conflict in Africa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199261031
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/10/2003
Series:	WIDER Studies in Development Economics
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Tony Addison is Deputy Director of the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University. He was previously Director of the Programme in Quantitative Development Economics at the University of Warwick, UK, and has been on the economics faculties of the universities of Warwick and London (School of Oriental and African Studies). He has also been a research fellow at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, and has acted as consultant for DFID, ILO, UNICEF, and the World Bank. His current interests are in reconstruction from conflict, fiscal policy in low-income countries, and the debt problems of poor countries.

Table of Contents

Part I: Themes1. Introduction and Overview, Tony Addison2. From Conflict to Recovery?, Tony AddisonPart II: Reconstructing Communities3. From Humanitarian Assistance to Poverty Reduction in Angola, Mário Adauta de Sousa, Tony Addison, Björn Ekman, and Åsa Stenman4. Rebuilding Rural Livelihoods and Social Capital in Mozambique, Clara de Sousa5. Displaced Communities and the Reconstruction of Livelihoods in Eritrea, Gaim Kibreab6. Demobilization, Land, and Household Livelihoods in Ethiopia, Daniel Ayalew, Stefan Dercon, and Pramila Krishnan7. Selecting Priorities for Poverty Reduction and Human Development in Ethiopia, Arne BigstenPart III: Revitalizing Private Sectors8. Angola's Incomplete Transition, Renato Aguilar9. The Agrarian Question in Mozambique's Transition and Reconstruction, Marc Wuyts10. Privatization and Economic Strategy in Mozambique, Carlos Castel-Branco and Chris Cramer, with Degol Hailu11. Ethiopia's New Financial Sector and its Regulation, Tony Addison and Alemayehu GedaPart IV: Transforming States12. Building New States: Lessons from Eritrea, Göte Hansson13. Reconstruction, Reform, and State Capacity in Guinea-Bissau, Jens Kovsted and Finn Tarp14. The Fiscal Dimensions of Ethiopia's Transition and Reconstruction, David Bevan15. Overcoming the Fiscal Crisis of the African State, Tony Addison and Leonce NdikumanaPart V: Conclusions16. Communities, Private Sectors, and States, Tony Addison