From Conflict to Recovery in Africa
ISBN13: 9780199261031ISBN10: 0199261032
Hardback,
320 pages
Apr 2003,
In Stock
Price:
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Description
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.Features
- A thorough examination of how societies recover from war
- Highlights ways to improve the benefits of reconstruction and reform for the poor
- Contributes to the wider global debate beyond Africa
About the Author(s)
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.
