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Who Benefitted from the Peace Dividend in the DRC?

The first decade of the 21st century marked a new beginning for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After the signing of a peace treaty in 2002, the country re-connected with the world to engage in post-conflict reconstruction. In this blogpost, the authors ask who really benefitted from the...

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Main Authors: Marivoet, Wim, De Herdt, Tom, Ulimwengu, John M.
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
Subjects:
economic growth
household surveys
gross national product
poverty
statistical methods
methodology
statistics
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146102
Summary:The first decade of the 21st century marked a new beginning for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After the signing of a peace treaty in 2002, the country re-connected with the world to engage in post-conflict reconstruction. In this blogpost, the authors ask who really benefitted from the ensuing peace dividend? By re-examining the evidence, they conclude that the country missed an important opportunity to combat the country’s devastating poverty.

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