A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Tony Addison -- 2. From conflict to recovery? / Tony Addison -- 3. From humanitarian assistance to poverty reduction in Angola / Mario Adauta de Sousa, Tony Addison, Bjorn Ekman, and Asa Stenman -- 4. Rebuilding rural livelihoods and social capital in Mozambique / Clara de Sousa -- 5. Displaced communities and the reconstruction of livelihoods in Eritrea / Gaim Kibreab -- 6. Demobilization, land, and household livelihoods in Ethiopia / Daniel Ayalew, Stefan Dercon, and Pramila Krishnan -- Selecting priorities for poverty reduction and human development in Ethiopia / Arne Bigsten -- 8. Angola's incomplete transition / Renato Aguilar -- 9. The Agrarian question in Mozambique's transition and reconstruction / Marc Wuyts -- 10. Privatization and economic strategy in Mozambique / Carlos Castel-Branco and christopher Cramer, with Degol Hilu -- 11. Ethiopia's new financial sector and its regulation / Tony Addison and Alemayehu Geda -- 12. Building new states : lessons from Eritrea / Gote Hansson -- 13 Reconstruction, reform, and state capacity in Guinea-Bissau / Jens Kovsted and Finn Tarp -- 14. The fiscal dimensions of Ethiopia's transition and reconstruction / David L. Bevan -- 15. Overcoming the fiscal crisis of the African state / Tony Addison and Leonce Ndikumana -- 16. Communities, private sectors, and states / Tony Addison.