Employment generation in 16 societies during post-conflict: implications for public policy

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William Orlando Prieto Bustos
Johanna Elizabeth Manrique Hernández

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This document discusses employment generation with public policies as an instrument for reintegration of victim population during the post-conflict. It seeks to validate the hypothesis according to which two stages may be identified: institutional strengthening and subsequent economic adjustments. It is based on a conceptual model proposed by the World Bank for implementing sustainable peace alternatives and case studies in which the importance of factors that contribute to productive inclusion of victim population is highlighted, such as: institutional strengthening, security, social and infrastructure investment, individual and social capacity generation, and educational system’s improvement to create long-term impacts in the labor market.

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William Orlando Prieto Bustos

Economista, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Magíster en Políticas Públicas, Universidad de Rochester, Nueva York, Estados Unidos. Docente investigador de tiempo completo, Universidad Católica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Dirección: Carrera 47 No. 13ª-13, dirección postal 110231, oficina edificio C tercer piso. Teléfono: 3203283452. Correo institucional: woprieto@ucatolica.edu.co

Johanna Elizabeth Manrique Hernández, Catholic University of Colombia

Economista, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Magíster en Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Docente investigadora, Universidad Católica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Dirección: Carrera 47 No. 13ª-13, dirección postal 110231. Teléfono: 3164516769. Correo institucional: jemanrique@ucatolica.edu.co

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Prieto Bustos, W. O., & Manrique Hernández, J. E. (2019). Employment generation in 16 societies during post-conflict: implications for public policy. Semestre Económico, 21(49), 147-169. https://doi.org/10.22395/seec.v21n49a6

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