This paper offers an introductory review of the public policies and guidelines...for post-war reconstruction processes and development in the wider context of a general investigation into the participation of private economic actors in post-conflict reconstruction and development...The aim is to identify, firstly, to what extent business participation is taken on board in these policies and, secondly, what mechanisms facilitate the involvement of the private sector. [refers to Alumina, AngloGold Ashanti, Nestlé]