Resource Reshaping the Future: Education and Post-Conflict Reconstruction The paper offers an overview of the key findings of a study of education and post-conflict reconstruction and draws on a literature review, a database of key indicators for 52 conflict-affected countries, and a review of 12 country studies.
Resource Fragile States: Defining Difficult Environments for Poverty Reduction This paper adopts a definition of ‘difficult environments’ grounded in the role of the state in development effectiveness. Difficult environments are defined as those areas where the state is unable or unwilling to harness domestic and international resources effectively for poverty reduction.