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Local Business, Local Peace:
the
Peacebuilding Potential of the Domestic Private Sector
 This publication
highlights the domestic private sector’s often overlooked peacebuilding
potential. Developed and researched with partner organisations and business
people from conflict-affected countries around the world, it presents more than
20 case studies where private sector actors have taken proactive steps to
address violent conflict in places as varied as Afghanistan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Colombia, Guatemala, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Somalia and the South
Caucasus. In addition, the publication highlights businesses’ efforts to
support formal peace processes; to address issues in the economic sphere; to
build bridges between divided communities and groups; to alleviate security
concerns; as well as the special role of women entrepreneurs.
For local businesses that face armed conflict and want to
contribute to peace, this study aims to provide ideas, strategies and
encouragement drawn from the experience of others facing similar challenges.
Local Business, Local Peace will also be of interest to those working
to address armed conflict, notably individuals from governments and civil
society, international and non-governmental organisations. For national and
international actors seeking to strengthen the private sector’s
contribution to development and economic growth, the publication is intended to
act as a stimulus for thinking about new ways of working with the domestic
private sector in conflict-affected societies.
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Introduction (includes Foreword, Acknowledgements
and About the contributors) |
Section one
– Thematic chapters
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Chapter one: Local businesses' role in formal
peace negotiations |
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Chapter two: Local business and the economic
dimensions of peacebuilding |
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Chapter three: Local business as connectors:
rebuilding relationships across conflict divides |
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Chapter four: The role of local business in
addressing the security dimensions of peacebuilding |
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Chapter five: The role of women entrepreneurs in
peacebuilding |
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Conclusions: Understanding and strengthening peace
entrepreneurship |
Section two
– Case studies
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Last updated: July 2006
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