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

Bibliographic Data

ID4959261
AuthorsSigrid Willibald (European Commission, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume30
Issue3
Pages316-339
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.0361-3666.2005.00323.x
PMID16911431
OpenAlexW1526701562
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited15

This paper analyses the relevance and potential of cash transfers as part of the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) assistance packages provided to ex-combatants in transitions from war to peace. To this end, a theoretical framework is established that permits the identification of the advantages and disadvantages of using cash in DDR. Subsequently, an empirical analysis is carried out to compare selected theoretical assumptions on the use of cash with the reality of lessons learned from recent experience in Sierra Leone and other African countries. The study shows that some theoretical drawbacks commonly associated with the use of cash in DDR processes may indeed bear out in practice. At the same time, though, the paper argues that the utility of cash transfers in DDR is affected by a variety of factors that go far beyond the simple choice of employing cash, most notably decisions on payment location, eligibility criteria and targeting

Business · Cash · Cash transfers · Demobilization · Development economics · Disarmament · Economics · Payment · Political science · Politics · Relevance (law · Sierra leone · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Finance

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