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International Network for Economics and Conflict

Welcome to the International Network for Economics and Conflict. INEC is a comprehensive one-stop tool for practitioners of economic development working in fragile states. Please feel free to comment on our blogs, participate in the online events, peruse the documents in our library, or watch some of the video interviews with experts returning from the field.

Shop Woman - Arne Hoel -The World Bank
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Part II: Implementing the Ecosystem

Check out the second in a series of blogs on entrepreneurship in conflict-affected states.

Photo Credit: Ji-Elle via Wikimedia Commons
The Drivers of Insecurity in Mauritania

This new paper from the Carnegie Endowment provides an in-depth analysis of the causes of insecurity in Mauritania.

Yemen Photo Credit: Scott Wallace - World Bank via Flickr
Innovative Economic Partnerships with Women in Post-Conflict Transition

Join USIP for this May 21 event exploring the impact of private business and civil society partnerships to empower women in the post-conflict contexts of Afghanistan, Bosnia and Rwanda.

Featured Resources

Implementing the "New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States"
This video covers a recent IPI event discussing a new, improved, strategic approach to conflict-affected states.
Myanmar: New Hope and Grim Realities in the Land of Pagodas
This Carnegie Endowment video discusses the challenges Myanmar faces in its hour of new hope.

Recent Blog Post

Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Part II: Implementing the Ecosystem

May 14, 2012 | 1:23pm

*This is the second in a series of blogs written by Steven Koltai on entrepreneurship in conflict-affected states.  The

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