Securing Peace

Richard Kozul-Wright received his Ph.D. in Economics from Cambridge University, from where he joined the United Nations, first in New York working on the World Economic and Social Survey and, subsequently, at UNCTAD in Geneva, where he has worked on the World Investment Report, the Trade and Development Report and the Economic Development in Africa Report. He has published articles and books on a broad range of issues related to economic development and economic history.

…provide[s] the reader various perspectives of the principle challenges faced by governments, international organizations and financial institutions in accomplishing state-building in post-conflict countries. The book is best read by graduate-level students in the fields of economics and political science, and junior to mid-grade military officers and government agency personnel who either are, or may likely, find themselves involved in post-conflict planning.

• PrefaceIntroductionDevelopment and Conflict: Theoretical and Empirical LinkagesPeace-building and the Social ContractState-building for Peace-building: What theory and whose role?The Impact of Armed Civil Conflicts on Household Welfare and Economic RecoveryPost-Conflict Recovery: Resource Mobilization and ReconstructionPost-Conflict Recovery: Aid Effectiveness and Permanent PeacePost-Conflict Recovery: Lessons from the Marshall Plan for the 21st Century