Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows

As war and civil strife subside, can governments turn to the private sector to restore basic services? Post-conflict countries suffer from disproportionately low levels of private investment in infrastructure, with only small-scale service provider...

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Main Authors:	Schwartz, Jordan, Halkyard, Pablo
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AIRPORTS BASIC SERVICES CONTAINER TERMINALS CORPORATION COST RECOVERY COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISK RATING COUNTRY RISK RATINGS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRICITY SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS POPULATION WITH ACCESS POWER PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATIONS RAIL ROADS SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR TRANSPORT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6695646/post-conflict-infrastructure-trends-aid-investment-flows http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11187

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spelling	okr-10986-111872021-04-23T14:02:54Z Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows Schwartz, Jordan Halkyard, Pablo AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AIRPORTS BASIC SERVICES CONTAINER TERMINALS CORPORATION COST RECOVERY COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISK RATING COUNTRY RISK RATINGS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRICITY SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS POPULATION WITH ACCESS POWER PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATIONS RAIL ROADS SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR TRANSPORT As war and civil strife subside, can governments turn to the private sector to restore basic services? Post-conflict countries suffer from disproportionately low levels of private investment in infrastructure, with only small-scale service providers likely to emerge during, and right after conflict. Larger investors are slow to enter, and when they do, they focus almost exclusively on the easily secured, and most profitable sub-sectors. Yet, some countries have been able to couple aggressive reform and liberalized policies to attract infrastructure investments soon after conflict abates. What does their experience tell us? This Note summarizes an analysis from a companion paper, and explores policy options for post-conflict countries seeking to attract private investment in infrastructure. It suggests improving the underlying factors influencing political and economic risk ratings, for it may lead to faster growth in infrastructure investment in conflict-affected countries, than in other developing countries. 2012-08-13T14:23:29Z 2012-08-13T14:23:29Z 2006-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6695646/post-conflict-infrastructure-trends-aid-investment-flows http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11187 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 305 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AIRPORTS BASIC SERVICES CONTAINER TERMINALS CORPORATION COST RECOVERY COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISK RATING COUNTRY RISK RATINGS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRICITY SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS POPULATION WITH ACCESS POWER PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATIONS RAIL ROADS SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR TRANSPORT
spellingShingle	AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AIRPORTS BASIC SERVICES CONTAINER TERMINALS CORPORATION COST RECOVERY COUNTRY RISK COUNTRY RISK RATING COUNTRY RISK RATINGS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRICITY SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS POPULATION WITH ACCESS POWER PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATIONS RAIL ROADS SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR TRANSPORT Schwartz, Jordan Halkyard, Pablo Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows
relation	Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 305
description	As war and civil strife subside, can governments turn to the private sector to restore basic services? Post-conflict countries suffer from disproportionately low levels of private investment in infrastructure, with only small-scale service providers likely to emerge during, and right after conflict. Larger investors are slow to enter, and when they do, they focus almost exclusively on the easily secured, and most profitable sub-sectors. Yet, some countries have been able to couple aggressive reform and liberalized policies to attract infrastructure investments soon after conflict abates. What does their experience tell us? This Note summarizes an analysis from a companion paper, and explores policy options for post-conflict countries seeking to attract private investment in infrastructure. It suggests improving the underlying factors influencing political and economic risk ratings, for it may lead to faster growth in infrastructure investment in conflict-affected countries, than in other developing countries.
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title	Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows
title_short	Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows
title_full	Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows
title_fullStr	Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows
title_full_unstemmed	Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows
title_sort	post-conflict infrastructure : trends in aid and investment flows
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6695646/post-conflict-infrastructure-trends-aid-investment-flows http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11187
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Post-Conflict Infrastructure : Trends in Aid and Investment Flows

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