Ganson, Brian, Mcleod, Herbert. Private Sector Development and Persistence of Fragility in Sierra Leone

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Ganson, Brian, Mcleod, Herbert. Private Sector Development and Persistence of Fragility in Sierra Leone. Cambridge University Press. Business And Politics. Volume, 21.Special Issue, 4. Nov. 29, 2019.

Despite rhetoric equating foreign direct investment and business growth with escaping fragility in Sierra Leone, private sector development in the period from 2002 to 2014 worsened socio-political challenges. This study challenges existing practices and refines ideas about business-driven development in Sierra Leone and similar fragile states. By linking business's role in Sierra Leone with peacebuilding and state-building frameworks, it offers a fresh perspective on how private sector development functions in persistently fragile contexts, laying the groundwork for further theoretical propositions about business-state relations in aiding transitions from fragility to peaceful development.

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