In 1999, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) introduced poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) as a condition for highly indebted countries to receive debt relief under the HIPC initiative. Since then, PRSPs have become a condition for aid to International Development...

Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background: Unemployment and Fragility; Prevailing Approaches to Employment Generation; New Thinking Regarding Employment Generation in Fragile Environments; Agriculture Value Chain Development: An Underexploited...

What is the relationship between employment and conflict in fragile states? Although this question cannot be definitively answered, a large body of research suggests that in countries emerging from conflict, peace is likelier to endure if growth can be rapidly restored and translated into...