%0 PDF %T Private Shoes for Public Benefit: Evaluating a Reintegration Program in Colombia. %A Rosenberg, Rachel M. %D 2016-04-08 14:07:58 -0400 %8 2016-04-08 %I Tufts Archival Research Center %R http://localhost/files/1n79hg47p %X Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: The process of reintegration requires that ex-combatants be presented with attractive social and economic alternatives to violence. This paper estimates the impact of vocational training on the livelihoods of former combatants in the process of reintegration. Among participants, income generation increases by 55.5%, yet other metrics of socioeconomic stability indicate varied results. I find that training programs must provide incentives that outweigh the opportunities of the informal sector to encourage formal sector adoption. Secondly, these incentives must extend beyond short-term income generation and workplace inclusion and ensure stability, security, and opportunity for growth. %G eng %[ 2022-10-14 %9 Text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution