How Soon Can Donors Exit From Post-Conflict States?

Satish Chand and Ruth Coffman

No 141, Working Papers from Center for Global Development

Abstract: When can a donor (successfully) exit from an on-the-ground presence in a post-conflict state? The answer, according to the analysis presented here, is in decades: figures well beyond what was originally envisioned when peacekeeping troops were first deployed. In the specific cases of Liberia, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste considered here, the best case scenario for successful exit ranges from 15 to 27 years. Successful exit, for the purposes of this paper, entails the creation of the necessary fiscal space to fund the recurrent budget from internally generated revenues. This is a necessary, albeit, not sufficient condition for donor exit. Of essence, however, is the time rather than the dollar value of support provided. An extended donor presence, it is argued, provides the space for the creation, sustenance, and maturation of institutions that are finally able to undergird the state from rolling back into state failure on donor exit.

Keywords: Post-Conflict reconstruction; Public goods; State-building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2008-02
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