Bibliography

Last Updated: December 19, 2008

Academic resources

Boudreaux, Karol. The Business of Reconciliation: Entrepreneurship and Commercial Activity in Post-conflict Rwanda. Economic Affairs 27, no. 2.

Boyce, James and Madalene ODonnell. Peace and the Public Purse. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2007.

Caldwell, John C. Demographic Transition Theory. New York: Springer, 2006.

De Waal, Alex. Social Mobilization for Peace. In Demilitarizing the Mind: African Agendas for Peace and Security, edited by Alex De Waal. Trenton: Africa World Press, Inc., 2002.

De Waal, Alex. Realising Child Rights in Africa: Children, Young People and Leadership. In Young Africa: Realising the Rights of Children and Youth, edited by Alex De Waal and Nicolas Argenti. Trenton: World Press, Inc., 2002.

Kirk, Dudley. Demographic Transition Theory. Population Studies 50, no. 3 (November 1996).

Pugh, Michael. The Political Economy of Peacebuilding: A Critical Theory Perspective. International Journal of Peace Studies 10, no. 2 (Autumn/Winter 2005): 23-42.

Twum-Danso, Afua. The Political Child. In Invisible Stakeholders: Children and War in Africa, edited by Angela McIntyre. South Africa: Institute for Security Studies, 2005.

Urdal, Henrik. Clash of Generations? Youth Bulges and Political Violence. International Studies Quarterly 50 (2006): 607-630.

Woodward, Susan. Economic Priorities for Successful Peace Implementation. In Ending Civil Wars: The Implementation of Peace Agreements, edited by Stephen John Stedman, Donald Rothchild, and Elizabeth M. Cousens. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, Inc., 2002.

Zuckerman, Elaine and Marcia Greenberg. The Gender Dimensions of Post-Conflict Reconstruction: An Analytical Framework for Policymakers. Gender and Development: An Oxfam Journal  12, no. 3 (2004).

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News and reports

Pringle, Chanel. Youth Makes Up 60% of Africas Unemployed: World Bank Report. Polity. December 5, 2008.

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Entrepreneurship Centre Takes Off. OECD Observer, January 2005,

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Policy analysis and practitioner documents

Allden, Susanne. Microfinancial Entrepreneurship: A Tool for Peacebuilding and Empowerment in Timor-Leste and Cambodia? Paper presented at the Annual International Studies Association Convention, San Francisco: March 2008.

Banfield, Jessica, Canan Gunduz and Nick Killick, eds. Local Business, Local Peace: the Peacebuilding Potential of the Domestic Private Sector. London: International Alert, 2006.

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Betcherman, Gordon, Martin Godfrey, Susana Puerto, Friederike Rother and Antoneta Stavreska. A Review of Interventions to Support Young Workers: Findings of the Youth Employment Inventory. SP Discussion Paper Number 0715. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank: Social Protection, October 2007.

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Canadian International Development Agency. Gender Equality and Peacebuilding: An Operational Framework. Gatineau: CIDA.

Chambers, Robert and Gordon R. Conway. Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Practical Concepts for the 21st Century. IDS Discussion Paper 296. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, December 1991.

Cincotta, Richard P., Robert Engelman, and Daniele Anastasion. Chapter 3: Stress Factor One; The Youth Bulge. In The Security Demographic: Population and Civil Conflict After the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Population Action International, 2003.

Date-Bah, Eugenia. Crises and Decent Work: A Collection of Essays. Geneva: International Labour Office, 2001.

de Satge, Rick. Livelihoods Analysis and the Challenges of Post-Conflict Recovery. In Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods: A Critical Review of Assistance in Post-Conflict Situations edited by Jenny Clover and Richard Cornwell. Monograph Number 102. Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies, August 2004,

De Zeeuw, Jeroen. Building Peace in War-Torn Societies: From Concept to Strategy. The Netherlands: Clingendael Institute, Research Project on Rehabilitation, Sustainable Peace and Development, August 2001.

Demirguc-Kunt, Asli Leora F. Klapper and Georgios A. Panos. Entrepreneurship in Post-conflict Transition: The Role of Informality and Access to Finance. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, March 2008.

Freedman, David H. Youth Employment Promotion: A Review of ILO Work and the Lessons Learned. Geneva: International Labour Organization, Employment Strategy Department, 2005.

Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko and Robert Picciotto. Conflict Prevention and Development Co-operation in Africa: A Policy Workshop. New York: Conflict Prevention and Development Cooperation: Joint Project of JICA and UNDP, May 2007.

Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko. Rethinking the Policy Objectives of Development Aid: From Economic Growth to Conflict Prevention. Research Paper Number 2007/32. Tokyo: United Nations University, June 2007.

Gergis, Abdalla. Citizen Economic Empowerment in Botswana: Concepts and Principles. BIDPA Working Paper Number 22. Gabarone: BIDPA, July 1999.

Humphreys, Macartan and Richards, Paul. Prospects and Opportunities for Achieving the MDGs in Post-conflict Countries: A Case Study of Sierra Leone and Liberia. CGSD Working Paper Number 27. New York: The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Center on Globalization and Sustainable, October 2005.

Institute of Development Studies. News at IDS: Being Strategic About the Meanings of Womens Empowerment. Brighton: IDS, February 27, 2008.

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International Labour Organization (ILO). ILO Places Centrality of Employment in Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Tokyo: ILO, January 28, 2008.

International Labour Organization (ILO). Microfinance for Decent Work: Organization and Responsibilities of the Social Finance Programme (SFP). Circular Number 246. Geneva: ILO, January 31, 2007.

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International Labour Organization (ILO). Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture. Geneva: ILO, 2002.

Islam, Rizwanul. The Nexus of Economic Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction: An Empirical Analysis. Issues in Employment and Poverty Discussion Paper 14. Geneva: Recovery and Reconstruction Department of the ILO, January 2004.

Kabeer, Naila. The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Womens Empowerment. UNRISD Discussion Paper Number 108. Geneva: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, August 1999.

Katz, Elizabeth. Programs Promoting Young Womens Employment: What Works? In The Adolescent Girls Initiative: An Alliance Economic Empowerment. World Bank, October 2008.

Khan, A.R. Employment and Millenium [sic] Development Goals: Analytics of the Linkage in the Context of an Accelerated Effort to Achieve the MDGs. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute, October 2007.

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Larsson, Allan. Empowerment of the Poor in Informal Employment, Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor.  January 20-21, 2006.

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Mendelson-Forman, Johanna and Merriam Mashatt. Employment Generation and Economic Development in Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations. Stabilization and Reconstruction Series Number 6. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace, March 2007.

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Naudé, Wim. Peace, Prosperity, and Pro-Growth Entrepreneurship. Discussion Paper Number 2007/02. Helsinki: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, August 2007,

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Potter, Michael. Models of Peacebuilding in Community-Based Womens Empowerment Projects in Ireland. Paper presented at Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Cork: University College Cork, October 20-22, 2006.

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San Pedro, Paula. Empowerment in Practice: Post-conflict Scenarios. Madrid: Fundacion Para Las Relaciones Internacionales y El Dialogo Exterior, December 2006.

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UN official documents

United Nations General Assembly. Convention on the Rights of the Child. General Assembly Resolution 44/25. November 20, 1989.

United Nations General Assembly. Prevention of Armed Conflict: Report of the Secretary-General. A/55/985-S/2001/574. June 7, 2001.

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