Conflict and Development—Lessons from South Asia

South Asia is the second most violent place on earth after Iraq. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan have attracted global attention. Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have experienced long-running conflict. Conflicts result in death, misery, social trauma, destruction of infrastructure, and have huge spillover effects. What is conflict? Where is it concentrated? Is conflict a problem for development, or a failure of development? What should policy makers do?

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Ghani, Ejaz ; Iyer, Lakshmi
Published in:	World Bank - Economic Premise. - Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM). - 2010, 31, p. 1-8
Publisher:	Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM)
Subject:	Conflict \| development \| South Asia \| violence \| Afghanistan \| Pakistan \| India \| Sri Lanka \| Nepal \| reconstruction \| war

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	F35 - Foreign Aid ; O1 - Economic Development ; F5 - International Relations and International Political Economy ; F51 - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions ; F52 - National Security; Economic Nationalism
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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