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Events

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	November 10, 2009 USAID’s Community Stabilization Program and Counterinsurgency in Iraq USAID’s Community Stabilization Program (CSP) in Iraq was designed as a non-lethal counterinsurgency program that aimed to reduce incentives for participating in violent conflict by utilizing job-creation programs and engaging the youth. This event considered the following questions and more: Was the CSP effective as a counter-insurgency tool in Iraq? Does the CSP foster local ownership and sustainability? Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Economics and Development, Post-Conflict Activities, Security and Strategy
	April 28, 2009 The Impact of Conflict on Households: Pointers for Practitioners This public event looks at how different types of conflict affect economic behaviors at the household level. The presenters, Tilman Brueck and Kati Schindler, will discuss the impacts of conflict through the use of household survey data collected from both Mozambique and Rwanda, where post-conflict environments impaired household boundaries, asset endowments, and the types of income-generating activities households engaged in. They will also offer a set of policy recommendations for decision-makers and practitioners. Countries: Mozambique, Rwanda
	April 20, 2009 Fiery Dragons: Banks, Moneylenders and Microfinance in Burma At the dawn of the twentieth century Burma was the richest country in Southeast Asia. By the dawn of the twenty-first it was the poorest. The journey between these poles is the political and economic history of modern Burma. It is a history in which the common thread has been the failure to fashion the institutions necessary for sustained economic growth - including that of a properly functioning financial system. A careful analysis of Burma's financial system - of its banks, moneylenders and 'microfinanciers' - reveals volumes about the country's descent, its current circumstances, and also about finding ways forward. Countries: Myanmar/Burma \| Issue Areas: Economics and Development
	April 13, 2009 Striking the Appropriate Balance: Revisiting the Role of the Military in Economic Reconstruction Effective and sustainable state-building requires a balanced application of all instruments of foreign assistance, particularly defense, diplomacy and development (the 3Ds). Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Economics and Development
	February 11, 2009 Improving Public Finance Management to Enhance Aid Effectiveness Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Humanitarian Efforts, Nongovernmental Organizations
	December 17, 2008 Piracy and Peace in the Horn of Africa Countries: Somalia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Economics and Development, Humanitarian Efforts, International and Regional Organizations, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	December 16, 2008 Economic Reconstruction in Iraq: Some Lessons for Planners and Practitioners Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Post-Conflict Activities
	November 19, 2008 Beyond Humanitarianism in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of \| Issue Areas: Humanitarian Efforts
	October 29, 2008 The U.S. Treasury Approach to State-Building Assistance Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace Countries: United States \| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Nongovernmental Organizations
	October 27, 2008 Financial Turmoil and Fragile States Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace