Building Institutions in Post-Conflict African Economies

Janine Aron ()

No DP2002-124, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Institutions are altered by conflict, depending on the scale, duration and type of war. At one extreme, formal political, social and economic institutions may be completely destroyed (e.g. Somalia), while the importance and type of informal institutions may be changed. This survey addresses some of the current issues in the design and implementation of institutional building and reform in developing countries, and highlights the particular difficulties faced by post-conflict countries. However, research on practical policy interventions toward institution-building is still at an early stage.

Keywords: Economic conditions; Informal sector; Institutional economics; Political science; War (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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