As war and civil strife subside, cangovernments turn to the private sector to restore basicservices? Post-conflict countries suffer fromdisproportionately low levels of private investment ininfrastructure, with only small-scale service providerslikely to emerge during, and right after conflict. Largerinvestors are slow to enter, and when they do, they focusalmost exclusively on the easily secured, and mostprofitable sub-sectors. Yet, some countries have been ableto couple aggressive reform and liberalized policies toattract infrastructure investments soon after conflictabates. What does their experience tell us? This Notesummarizes an analysis from a companion paper, and explorespolicy options for post-conflict countries seeking toattract private investment in infrastructure. It suggestsimproving the underlying factors influencing political andeconomic risk ratings, for it may lead to faster growth ininfrastructure investment in conflict-affected countries,than in other developing countries.
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