The Last mile in ending extreme poverty

* Part I* Peace: Breaking the Cycle of Conflict* External finance for state and peace building Marcus Manuel and Alistair McKechnie, Overseas Development Institute* Reforming international cooperation to improve the sustainability of peace, Bruce Jones, Brookings and New York University* Bridging state and local communities through livelihood improvements, Ryutaro Murotani, JICA-RI, and Yoichi Mine, JICA-RI and Doshisha University* Postconflict trajectories and the potential for poverty reduction, Gary Milante, SIPRI* Part II* Jobs: Supporting Inclusive Growth* Structural change and Africa's poverty puzzle, John Page, Brookings* Public goods for private jobs: lessons from the Pacific, Shane Evans, Michael Carnahan and Alice Steele, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia* Strategies for inclusive development in agrarian Sub-Saharan countries, Akio Hosono, JICA-RI* The role of agriculture in poverty reduction, John McArthur, Brookings, UN Foundation, and Fung Global Institute* Part III* Resilience: Managing Shocks and Risks* Environmental stress and conflict, Stephen Smith, George Washington University and Brookings* Toward community resilience: The role of social capital after disasters, Go Shimada, JICA-RI* Social protection and the end of extreme poverty, Raj Desai, Georgetown University and Brookings