International Companies and Post-conflict Reconstruction - Cross Sectoral Comparisons
Article from: OGEL 2 (2005), in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Summary
The role of international companies in post-conflict reconstruction is an essential complement to the work of multilateral aid agencies and NGOs. Aid contributions tend to tail off four or five years after a conflict ends. By contrast, if all goes well, private sector investment should increase once stability returns-thereby compensating for the decline in aid. One of the main challenges for policy-makers is therefore to create the conditions most conducive to domestic and international investment, and to ensure that it has the most positive social impact. Success demands an ...