International Network for Economics and Conflict

Through the study of mining deals in Papua New Guinea, this World Bank briefing note provides insights into enhancing women’s agency as a means of achieving equality and through this, better development outcomes.

The World Economic Forum’s Responsible Mineral Development Initiative (RMDI) was launched to explore the views, priorities and concerns of key stakeholders on mineral development, and to seek answers on what works, what does not, where discontent and frustration most commonly arise, and where improvements should occur.

This paper presents a comparative analysis of the legislation that regulates the distribution of revenues from Extractive Industries (EI) across levels of government in seven resource‐rich countries. The sample of countries includes low‐income and middle‐income economies, from three Regions, with varying levels of fiscal dependence on extractive industry revenues.

This case study examines contemporary experiences of conflict in four contexts: Papua New Guinea, with particular reference to the island of Bougainville and the Highlands region; Solomon Islands; and Vanuatu. We find common themes in these experiences, despite the region’s famous socio-linguistic diversity, fragmented geography and varied experience of globalisation. Melanesia offers distinctive lessons about how conflict may be understood, promoted and avoided.

This report presents the preliminary findings of the research of the World Economic Forum’s Responsible Mineral Development Initiative (RMDI) covering 13 countries in three regions. It is offered as a basis for further discussion to determine additional research, policy and action oriented deliverables of this initiative for 2011 and beyond.

This policy paper investigates the nature of the relationship between natural resources and conflict, looking at several case studies to draw conclusions and evaluate existing solutions.

This paper reviews the issues raised by commercialization in post-conflict environments, with particular reference to a microfinance scheme in Bougainville, a province of Papua New Guinea currently in recovery from a prolonged period of armed conflict.

This paper reviews the issues raised by commercialization in post-conflict environments, with particular reference to a microfinance scheme in Bougainville, a province of Papua New Guinea currently in recovery from a prolonged period of armed conflict.