A Conflict’s Impact on Project Goals and Reputation Risk : Lessons from Kosovo Privatization Program

Bach, Karl2012-08-132012-08-132008-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10615When designing and implementing a project in a conflict-affected country, some of the conflict's more obvious impacts-damage to infrastructure and energy supplies, are apt to immediately come to mind. However, based on the experiences with the Kosovo privatization program, there are additional problems related to a conflict's aftermath that may be overlooked during a project's design but which should be addressed, and these form the basis for this smart lesson paper.CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOACTIONSADVISORY SERVICEADVISORY SERVICESANTI-MONEY LAUNDERINGASSET OWNERSHIPASSET STRIPPINGASSETSATROCITIESAUTHORITYBIASESBIDDINGBOMBINGSCOMPLAINTSCONFLICTCONFLICTSCRIMESCRIMINALDEPENDENTSDONOR COUNTRIESDUE DILIGENCEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEMINENT DOMAINEMPLOYEREQUAL TREATMENTETHNIC GROUPSHUMAN RIGHTSIFCINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL LAWYERSLAND REGISTRATIONLAWYERSLEGAL ANALYSISLEGISLATIONLITIGATIONLOOTINGMANDATEMONEY LAUNDERINGNATIONSNEUTRALITYOWNERSHIP OF LANDPRIVATE ENTERPRISEPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATIZATIONPROJECT DESIGNPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPROTECTORATERECONCILIATIONSALE PROCEEDSSMUGGLINGTACTICSTERRORISMTITLETRADE UNIONWARWAR CRIMESA Conflict’s Impact on Project Goals and Reputation Risk : Lessons from Kosovo Privatization ProgramWorld Bank10.1596/10615