Post-conflict pro-poor private-sector development: The case of Timor-Leste

Takayoshi Kusago

Development in Practice, 2005, vol. 15, issue 3-4, 502-513

Abstract: Post-conflict economic development is central to reducing poverty and improving local livelihoods. In this regard, many post-conflict development plans place a high priority on private-sector development. This paper examines the role of the private sector in post-conflict situations and discusses possible interventions for economic recovery based on a review of the literature and fieldwork in Timor-Leste. The paper identifies key factors critical to pro-poor private-sector development in post-conflict situations, with particular reference to Timor-Leste, considers some of the major obstacles, and suggests public policies to identify promising export products and to strengthen small and micro enterprises that might help the country to achieve pro-poor economic recovery and growth.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/09614520500075995

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