Does money work? Cash transfers to ex-combatants in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes

Disasters

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 316-339

  Willibald, Sigrid ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Cash; DDR; Demobilisation; Disarmament; Reinsertion; Reintegration; Sierra Leone

Indexed keywords

AID; ARMED FORCES; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; SIERRA LEONE; SOLDIER;

HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RELIEF WORK; SIERRA LEONE;

AFRICA; SIERRA LEONE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33746599548     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2005.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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