A Conflict’s Impact on Project Goals and Reputation Risk : Lessons from Kosovo Privatization Program

A Conflict’s Impact on Project Goals and Reputation Risk : Lessons from Kosovo Privatization Program

When designing and implementing a project in a conflict-affected country, some of the conflict's more obvious impacts-damage to infrastructure and energy supplies, are apt to immediately come to mind. However, based on the experiences with the...

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Main Author:	Bach, Karl
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACTIONS ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ASSET OWNERSHIP ASSET STRIPPING ASSETS ATROCITIES AUTHORITY BIASES BIDDING BOMBINGS COMPLAINTS CONFLICT CONFLICTS CRIMES CRIMINAL DEPENDENTS DONOR COUNTRIES DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMINENT DOMAIN EMPLOYER EQUAL TREATMENT ETHNIC GROUPS HUMAN RIGHTS IFC INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS LAND REGISTRATION LAWYERS LEGAL ANALYSIS LEGISLATION LITIGATION LOOTING MANDATE MONEY LAUNDERING NATIONS NEUTRALITY OWNERSHIP OF LAND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATIZATION PROJECT DESIGN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROTECTORATE RECONCILIATION SALE PROCEEDS SMUGGLING TACTICS TERRORISM TITLE TRADE UNION WAR WAR CRIMES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9876142/conflicts-impact-project-goals-reputation-risk-lessons-kosovo-privatization-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10615

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Summary:	When designing and implementing a project in a conflict-affected country, some of the conflict's more obvious impacts-damage to infrastructure and energy supplies, are apt to immediately come to mind. However, based on the experiences with the Kosovo privatization program, there are additional problems related to a conflict's aftermath that may be overlooked during a project's design but which should be addressed, and these form the basis for this smart lesson paper.