Aid policy in transition: A preliminary analysis of post'‐conflict rehabilitation of the health sector

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Abstract
A global tendency towards increasing instability presents a challenge to the aid system. This paper examines international responses to one sub‐group of unstable situations: countries entering a period of post'‐conflict recovery. Focusing on the health sector, it argues that while the objectives of rehabilitation are framed with respect to macro‐level issues of political and economic stabilization, interventions comprise largely of uncoordinated micro‐level initiatives. This policy‐implementation gap is explained in relation to the context of weak states in transitional societies and the organization of international aid itself. It is suggested that a fundamental reappraisal of the objectives and instruments of relief and development is required in unstable situations.