Name: New rules for rebuilding a broken nation
Uploaded: 2009-06-24T01:00:00Z
Duration: 16 min 17 s
Description: Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what's the right way to help war-torn countries rebuild? At TED@State, Paul Collier explains the problems with current post-conflict aid plans, and suggests 3 ideas for a better approach.

Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what's the right way to help war-torn countries rebuild? At TED@State, Paul Collier explains the problems with current post-conflict aid plans, and suggests 3 ideas for a better approach.

Paul Collier: New rules for rebuilding a broken nation

New rules for rebuilding a broken nation

A shift from politics-first to security and economic development can transform post-conflict recovery, paving the way to stability.

Rebuilding war-torn nations requires reversing conventional steps: start with security, not politics, to foster prosperity.

Post-conflict recovery needs decade-long security and economic reforms, not just short-term solutions, for sustainable peace.