Post-conflict pro-poor private-sector development: The case of Timor-Leste |
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Authors: | Takayoshi Kusago |
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Affiliation: | Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration, Hokkaido University , Kita 9 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0809, Japan E-mail: tkusago@ma.neweb.ne.jp |
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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. |
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