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1 online resource (xxiii, 287 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in international governance series
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Studies in international governance.
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| Note |
Co-published by the Centre for International Governance Innovation. |
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Papers originally presented at a conference held in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 6-7, 2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Peacebuilding and the role of the private sector in post-conflict West Africa : a conceptual framework / Hany Besada, Vadim Ermakov, and Miran Ternamian -- The politics of post-conflict elections in Côte d'Ivoire / Chrysantus Ayangafac -- Côte d'Ivoire : the role of the private sector in buildinga peace economy / Willene A. Johnson -- Foreign investors and international donor contributions to Côte d'Ivoire's state-building efforts / Lydie Boka-Mene and Oren E. Wyche-Shaw -- Breaking with the past : transitional justice in Sierra Leone / Ozonnia Ojielo -- Post-conflict peacebuilding : the role of the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) / Sunday Abogonye Ochoche -- The role of the private sector in Sierra Leone's post-conflict reconstruction efforts / Emmanuel Nnadozie and Siham Abdulmelik -- The role of the privatization program as a catalyst for economic reform in Sierra Leone Andrew K. Keili -- State-building efforts in post-conflict Liberia / Sunny Nyemah -- Security-sector reform in Liberia / Mark Malan -- State building in a post-conflict context : the Liberian framework for donor aid and private investments / Caroline Khoubesserian -- Liberia : builduing peace through investment-climate reform / David Bridgman and Robert Krech. |
| Summary |
From Civil Strife to Peace Building examines peace-building efforts in the fragile West African states of Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d'Ivoire, with a focus on the role of the private sector in leading the reconstruction initiatives. Given that aid and debt relief, the traditional remedies for dependency and underdevelopment, have not been effective, the private sector is increasingly viewed as a major player in the revival of regional economies. Private sector support, however, requires government intervention to improve investment climates, curb corruption, strengthen the security secto. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Economic development -- Africa, West.
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Economic development. |
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West Africa. |
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Peace-building -- Africa, West.
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Peace-building. |
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Postwar reconstruction -- Africa, West.
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Postwar reconstruction. |
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Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
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Economic conditions. |
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1960- |
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Conflict management -- Africa, West.
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Conflict management. |
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Côte d'Ivoire -- Economic policy.
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Côte d'Ivoire. |
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Economic policy. |
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Sierra Leone -- Economic policy.
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Sierra Leone. |
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Liberia -- Economic policy.
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Liberia. |
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Since 1960 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Besada, Hany.
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Centre for International Governance Innovation.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: From civil strife to peace building. [Waterloo, Ont.] : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2009 9781554580521 (OCoLC)244300208 |
| ISBN |
9781554582280 (electronic book) |
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1554582288 (electronic book) |
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1554580528 |
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9781554580521 |
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9781554580521 |
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1554580528 (paperback) |
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