Postconflict Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa, Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is making significant strides on both the political and economic fronts to extricate itself from one of the bloodiest wars in African history. This remarkable turnaround offers other countries and the international community valuable lessons in preventing conflict and in coping with postconflict recovery. This book also provides a summary of the most recent research on conflict, an analysis of the causes of conflicts in Africa, and an outline of their key economic characteristics. |
Contents
The Economics of Civil War in SubSaharan Africa | 87 |
Economic Performance over the Conflict Cycle | 129 |
Political Instability and Growth in the Central African | 205 |
and Falling Currency | 226 |
Challenges to Financial Intermediation in the Democratic | 236 |
Rebuilding Fiscal Institutions | 263 |
Structural and Sectoral Policies and Their Sequencing | 281 |
19972003 | 307 |
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