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Economic Policy in Post-Conflict Societies

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Post-Conflict Economies in Africa

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Abstract

Once a civil war has ended, what economic policies should a society adopt? Should institutions such as the World Bank, which provide policy advice, recommend policies that are distinctive because the society is post-conflict? Should donors modify their own policies — notably their rules of aid allocation — so as to make special provision for countries that are post-conflict?

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  1. Paul Collier
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi, Kenya

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  2. Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  3. St Antony’s College, Oxford, UK

    Paul Collier

  4. Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford, UK

    Paul Collier

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Collier, P. (2005). Economic Policy in Post-Conflict Societies. In: Fosu, A.K., Collier, P. (eds) Post-Conflict Economies in Africa. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522732_3

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