The Reconstruction of Post-War Labour Markets in The Southern African Development Community [electronic resource] : Insights from The Democratic Republic of The Congo / by Saint José Inaka, Christopher Changwe Nshimbi, Leon Mwamba Tshimpaka.

PART I Historical and theoretical bases of post-war labour market reconstruction in the SADC region -- On post-war labour market reconstructions in Southern Africa -- Historical background to the reconstruction of post-war labour markets in Southern Africa -- Conceptual and theoretical issues in the making, unmaking and remaking of labour markets in the SADC region -- PART II Labour markets and post-war labour market reconstruction in the SADC region: Insights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Dynamics in the making of labour markets -- Post-war labour market reconstruction and public labour market institutions -- Post-war labour market reconstruction, private labour market institutions and non-market actors -- Post-war labour market reconstruction and challenges in the construction, retail and telecommunications sectors -- PART III Empirical and theoretical contributions to the study of labour markets and post-war labour market reconstruction -- The burden of getting a job in reconstructed post-war labour markets: Some concluding remarks.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of post-war labour market reconstructions, in the context of a regional bloc whose member states have experienced conflict. Focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, the book explores how major conflicts often expose shortcomings in affected countries particularly on their post-war labour market reconstruction processes. The authors discuss how countries in the SADC region in particular are equipped to navigate such processes. This key question drives the overview of relationships between labour market issues and wars of liberation from colonial rule and apartheid, rights to self-determination and racial (in)equality and the need to succinctly explain how labour market issues shaped civil wars in some post-independent SADC member states. The book examines the role of the state in reconstruction processes of post-war labour markets and the contribution of labour market institutions to these reconstructions. It further analyses private sector participation in remaking labour markets and workers' experiences in finding employment in labour markets under reconstruction. The book provides specific insights from experiences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).