Publication: Veterans : Pensions and Other Compensation in Post-Conflict Countries
Date
2005-01
ISSN
Published
2005-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The question of how best to compensate
veterans in the aftermath of war is one that is relevant to
many developing countries. Civil wars and independence
struggles often affect the poorest regions of the world, and
leave an enormous financial burden, including benefits to
former fighters and their survivors. The most recent
examples are Afghanistan and Iraq. One of the many
challenges post-conflict countries face is how to reduce the
size of armies once the fighting stops, and how to assist
former fighters or veterans, in a sustainable manner once
they are no longer part of the army. Fiscal, social, or
political pressures may all play a role in this process,
including in peace-time. This note attempts to provide the
reader with an overview of the different dimensions of
veterans policy development, with particular reference to
countries emerging from protracted conflict. Special
attention is given to the common problems of definition,
inclusion, financial sustainability and implementation, as
well as the linkages between disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration (DDR) and veterans policy.
Citation
“World Bank. 2005. Veterans : Pensions and Other Compensation in Post-Conflict Countries. World Bank Pension Reform Primer Series. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/9cf34924-0acf-5db3-865c-f344f9946714 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”